The implications of IPO underpricing for the firm and insiders: Tests of asymmetric information theories

Journal of Empirical Finance

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-78

  Kennedy, Duane B ^a   Sivakumar, Ranjini ^a   Vetzal, Kenneth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; IPO; Sequential financing; Underpricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344452352     PISSN: 09275398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jempfin.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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