A study of the initial returns and the aftermarket performance of initial public offerings of demutualized building societies in the UK

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 403-409

  Shiwakoti, Radha K ^a   Hudson, Robert ^b   Short, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22144453964     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850500109808     Document Type: Article

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