Clarke, Jonathan; Ferris, Stephen P.; Jayaraman, Narayanan - In: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 41 (2006) 01, pp. 169-196
We test whether a bias exists in analyst recommendations for firms that file for bankruptcy during 1995–2001. We fail to find overoptimism in analyst recommendations, including those of affiliated analysts. Our multivariate analysis of the market reaction to changes in analyst recommendations...