In this paper we investigate the negative relationship between analysts' coverage and stocks idiosyncratic volatility. While prior research argues that analysts cause the low level of idiosyncratic risk because they lack access to firm-specific information we hypothesize that the causal relation...

In this paper we investigate the endogeneity of analysts' coverage decision. Specifically we argue that due to reputational concerns analysts avoid covering stocks with high levels of specific risk. Using three novel quasi-natural experiments we show that analysts' coverage drops after an...