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Analysts' use of earnings forecasts in predicting stock returns: Forecast horizon effects

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  • Bandyopadhyay, Sati P.
  • Brown, Lawrence D.
  • Richardson, Gordon D.

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  • Bandyopadhyay, Sati P. & Brown, Lawrence D. & Richardson, Gordon D., 1995. "Analysts' use of earnings forecasts in predicting stock returns: Forecast horizon effects," International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 11(3), pages 429-445, September.
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