This study examines the effect of peer-level analyst transitions (i.e., switching between brokerage houses) on associated regular incumbent analysts’ forecasting performance. We employ a difference-in-differences research design with analyst fixed effects and compare incumbent analysts of...

This paper is the first to investigate the role of work-life balance in financial analysts' performance and career advancement. Using a large sample of Glassdoor reviews by financial analysts, we find a significant non-linear relation between perceived work-life balance and analyst performance...

This paper is the first to investigate the role of work-life balance in financial analysts’ performance and career advancement. Using a large sample of Glassdoor reviews by financial analysts, we find a significant non-linear relation between work-life balance and analyst performance and...

Online Appendix to the Paper Guan, Yuyan and Li, Congcong and Lu, Hai and Wong, M.H. Franco, Regulations and Brain Drain: Evidence from Wall Street Star Analysts' Career Choices (July 30, 2018). Available at: "https://ssrn.com/abstract=3243135" https://ssrn.com/abstract=3243135

The Global Settlement, along with related regulations in the early 2000s, prohibit the use of investment banking revenue to fund equity research and compensate equity analysts. We find that all-star analysts from investment banks are more likely to exit the profession or move to the buy side...

We examine how gender and beauty affect the likelihood of being voted as an All-Star in the financial analyst profession in both the United States and China. We find that female analysts are more likely to be voted as All-Star analysts in the United States, but good-looking female U.S. analysts...

This paper investigates the effects of financial analysts' technical and social skills on their performance and career advancement. Using financial analysts' LinkedIn profiles, we find that analysts with strong technical skills endorsed by LinkedIn connections generate more accurate earnings...