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in less competitive banking markets have lower analysts' forecast errors and dispersions and may thus be less opaque …
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forecast when actual earnings exceed the consensus and the most pessimistic forecast when the consensus exceeds actual earnings …
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forecasts by 25.3%. This study may be the first of its kind to assess analyst earnings forecast accuracy at all listed companies …
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The efficient market hypothesis describes an efficient market as one in which investors cannot consistently predict stock returns because prices instantly reflect all the information flowing into the market. However, return predictability has been documented in many markets. This study tests the...
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This study proposes and validates “other information” in analysts' forecasts as a legitimate proxy for future cash flows, and examines its incremental role in explaining stock return volatility. We suggest that “other information” contains information about fundamentals beyond that...
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We study the effect of a mandatory improvement in public disclosure due to the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on the stock return predictability of shorting activity. To assess the impact of the disclosure shock, we measure monthly changes in the demand for and...
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This paper finds evidence that stock returns vary with the physical climate change exposure of firms in a predictable manner. We construct measures of exposures to physical climate changes at the firm level, and find that firms with high climate change exposures experience lower future...
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Does a company's stock mispricing influence its decision to issue an earnings forecast? Does executive compensation … affect the nature of the forecast? How does the market react to these forecasts? I address these questions using cross … forecast incentives, the company's resulting disclosure policy, and the market reaction to it …
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