Insider trading restrictions and analysts' incentives to follow firms

Journal of Finance

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-66

  Bushman, Robert M ^a   Piotroski, Joseph D ^b   Smith, Abbie J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 8744282658     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2005.00724.x     Document Type: Review

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