Bae, Kee-HongMassoud, Nadia2015-01-262015-01-262014-07-152015-01-26http://hdl.handle.net/10315/28222This dissertation examines novel issues related to information intermediaries in financial markets and consists of three essays on the following three distinct topics: (1) the monitoring role of credit rating agencies, (2) heterogeneity in the influence of sell-side analyst recommendation changes, and (3) the information flow from sell-side analysts to their affiliated asset managers.enAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.FinanceElectronic Thesis or Dissertation2015-01-26Financial marketsInformationIntermediary