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The Determinants Of Analyst-Firm Pairings, Lihong Liang, Edward J. Riedl, Ramgopal Venkataraman
The Determinants Of Analyst-Firm Pairings, Lihong Liang, Edward J. Riedl, Ramgopal Venkataraman
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This paper explores the determinants of observed analyst-firm pairings. We adopt an analyst/brokerage house perspective that allows us to examine not only firm-level characteristics as in prior research, but also attributes of the analyst and the analyst’s brokerage house that may drive these pairings. Our empirical analyses provide two primary insights. First, analyst characteristics such as industry expertise and relative experience, and brokerage house characteristics such as continuity of coverage, are associated with the decision to follow a firm. Second, there is substantial variation in the association between firm, analyst, and brokerage house characteristics and the decision to follow a …