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The objective of this study was to test empirically the existence of a consensus in the perception of auditor's independence across three countries located in one region and sharing similar culture and environmental factors. The study examined the effects of four relationships b…

This thesis combines three related studies investigating if and how corporate governance generally, and managerial power particularly, influences analysts' earnings forecast and asset allocation recommendations. The study also contributes to understanding the recent mixed result…

In this thesis, I study three aspects of sell-side analysts’ stock price forecasts, henceforth target prices: analyst teams’ target price forecast characteristics, analysts’ use of information to revise target prices, and determinants of target price disagreement between analyst…