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The roles of task-specific forecasting experience and innate ability in understanding analyst forecasting performance

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  • Clement, Michael B.
  • Koonce, Lisa
  • Lopez, Thomas J.

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  • Clement, Michael B. & Koonce, Lisa & Lopez, Thomas J., 2007. "The roles of task-specific forecasting experience and innate ability in understanding analyst forecasting performance," Journal of Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 44(3), pages 378-398, December.
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