The Effect of Beating and Missing Analysts’ Forecasts on the Information Content of Unexpected Earnings

Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 155-184

  Lopez, Thomas J ^a   Rees, Lynn ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84990378630     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0201700204     Document Type: Article

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