IPO pricing and share allocation: The importance of being ignorant

Journal of Finance

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 449-478

  Gondat Larralde, Céline ^a   James, Kevin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38149014572     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2008.01321.x     Document Type: Article

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