Model specification and IPO performance: New insights from Asia

Research in International Business and Finance

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-74

  Moshirian, Fariborz ^a   Ng, David ^a   Wu, Eliza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Initial public offerings; Initial returns; Long term performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350062740     PISSN: 02755319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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