Earnings management and the market performance of acquiring firms

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-148

  Louis, Henock ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analyst forecast; Earnings management; Market efficiency; Merger

Indexed keywords

EID: 9944238726     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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