The Predictive Value of Analyst Characteristics

Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 625-647

  Brown, Lawrence D ^a   Mohd, Emad ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 84990348455     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0301800412     Document Type: Review

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