IPO underpricing in China's new stock markets

Journal of Multinational Financial Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-302

  Chen, Gongmeng ^a   Firth, Michael ^a   Kim, Jeong Bon ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China's stock markets; IPOs; Underpricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342667573     PISSN: 1042444X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mulfin.2003.07.007     Document Type: Article

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