Xie, Yamin; Ouyang, Wenjing; Wang, Hongxia - In: China Accounting and Finance Review 27 (2025) 1, pp. 40-71
Purpose - Political factors play a crucial role in China's initial public offering (IPO) market due to its distinctive institutional context (i.e. "economic decentralization" and "political centralization"). Given the significant level of IPO underpricing in China, we examine the impact of local...