Brokerage analysts' rationale for investment recommendations: Market responses to different types of information

Journal of Financial Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 449-468

  Ho, Michael J ^a   Harris, Robert S ^b  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84992190052     PISSN: 02702592     EISSN: 14756803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6803.2000.tb00755.x     Document Type: Article

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