EARNINGS PRESSURE AND COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR: EVIDENCE FROM THE U.S. ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY

This study examines the effect of pressure felt by management to meet or beat analysts' earnings forecasts on firms' behavior in oligopolistic output competition. We argue that firms under such ear...

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