IPO underpricing over the very long run

Journal of Finance

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1407-1443

  Chambers, David ^a,b   Dimson, Elroy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 65649119003     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2009.01468.x     Document Type: Article

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