Do Analyst Experience, Location and Gender Affect the Performance of Broker Recommendations in Europe?

11 Pages Posted: 24 May 2011

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Campbell R. Harvey

Duke University - Fuqua School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Khalil Mohammed

AHL Man Systematic Strategies

Sandy Rattray

Man Group plc

Date Written: May 23, 2011

Abstract

We examine how broker characteristics impact the performance of their recommendations in Europe. In contrast to extant research, we focus on a non-U.S. sample that post-dates the important regulatory changes of 2003-2004. Our research has three intriguing findings. First, we show that more experienced analysts produce better long recommendations than less experienced analysts. However, the more junior analysts outperform on short recommendations. Second, we find the global analysts outperform local analysts on local stock buy recommendation. However, local analysts have the edge in sell recommendations. Finally, in contrast to recent research, we find no statistical difference between the performance of male and female analysts.

Keywords: Analyst recommendations, female analysts, experienced analysts, junior analysts, local analysts, global analysts, local brokers, global brokers, experienced brokers

JEL Classification: G14, G15, M41

Suggested Citation

Harvey, Campbell R. and Mohammed, Khalil and Rattray, Sandy, Do Analyst Experience, Location and Gender Affect the Performance of Broker Recommendations in Europe? (May 23, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1850672 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1850672

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Sandy Rattray

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