Why are IPO investors net buyers through lead underwriters?

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 518-551

  Griffin, John M ^a   Harris, Jeffrey H ^b   Topaloglu, Selim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

IPO; Laddering; Lead underwriter; Syndicate

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447637263     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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