Signalling models and the valuation of new issues: An examination of IPOs in Singapore

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 511-526

  Firth, Michael ^b   Liau Tan, Chee Keng ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

G12; G15; IPO valuation; New issues; Signalling models

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010977101     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-538X(97)00024-3     Document Type: Article

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