Value gains on flotation and IPO underpricing

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 33, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 1435-1459

  Hill, Paula ^a   Wilson, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incentives to underprice; IPO; Private to public transition; Underpricing; Value gain on listing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845450640     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.2006.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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