This paper provides the first direct test of the winner's curse problem proposed by K. Rock (1986) as an explanation to the underpricing of initial public offerings. Moreover, it tests the proposition that the underpricing of initial public offerings in the United Kingdom is due to the combined...

There is compelling evidence from both the United States and United Kingdom suggesting that R&D investment is positively related to operating and/or market performance. This study extends prior research on R&D and valuation by further examining the sustainability or persistence of operating...

This paper investigates the increase in underwriting fees for UK SEOs since the beginning of the financial crisis in mid-2007. We develop and test a number of hypotheses related to the role of institutional shareholders and underwriters involved in the issuing process. We find that the rise in...

The efficiency of the Australian official forward exchange market is tested for the period September 1974 to June 1981. The results indicate that while the 90-days US dollar forward rate was an unbiased predictor of the future spot rate for the period as a whole, substantial differences between...

The Handbook of Research on IPOs provides a comprehensive review of the emerging trends and directions in the global initial public offerings (IPO) markets. The empirical evidence included in the book covers Europe, the US and the Far East, and presents a truly global perspective of IPO markets...