Information content of lock-up provisions in initial public offerings

International Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-59

  Mohan, Nancy J ^a   Chen, Carl R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

G24; G30; Initial public offerings; Lock up period

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043263284     PISSN: 10590560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-0560(00)00070-8     Document Type: Article

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