THE FORECAST ACCURACY OF INDIVIDUAL ANALYSTS - EVIDENCE OF SYSTEMATIC OPTIMISM AND PESSIMISM

Kc Butler and Lhp Lang

Journal of Accounting Research, 1991, vol. 29, issue 1, 150-156

Keywords: Analyst forecasts; Analyst forecast accuracy; Analyst competence; Systematic optimism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G10 G17 M41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1991
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