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Perspective on Underpricing of IPOs in Emerging Economies

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In this paper, the authors discuss the pricing of initial public offerings (IPOs) from the perspective of asymmetric information theories, among others, focusing on emerging markets and their characteristics.
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Pricing of initial public offerings (IPOs) has received considerable attention from the perspective of asymmetric information theories, among others. Specific aspects of emerging markets have been ...

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IPO underpricing from the institutional investor perspective: evidence from emerging markets

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Why new issues are underpriced

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a model for the underpricing of initial public offerings based on the existence of a group of investors whose information is superior to that of the firm as well as that of all other investors.
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The Role of Institutional Investors in Initial Public Offerings

TL;DR: In this paper, the role of institutional investors in initial public offerings (IPOs) was analyzed using a large sample of transaction-level institutional trading data, and it was found that institutions sell 70.2% of their IPO allocations in the first year, fully realize the money left on the table, and do not dissipate these profits in post-IPO trading.
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How do corporate governance model differences affect foreign direct investment in emerging economies

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the impact of national corporate governance models on inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in emerging economies and found that the home country corporate governance model is likely to shape foreign firms' choice of local partners.
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Cross-country IPOs: What explains differences in underpricing?

TL;DR: In this paper, the impacts of country-level information asymmetry, investors' home-country bias, effectiveness of contract enforcement mechanisms, and accessibility of legal recourse on IPO underpricing in 36 countries around the globe were studied.
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The Role of Institutional Investors in Initial Public Offerings

TL;DR: In this paper, the role of institutional investors in initial public offerings (IPOs) was analyzed using a large sample of transaction-level institutional trading data, and it was found that institutions sell 70.2% of their IPO allocations in the first year, fully realize the money left on the table, and do not dissipate these profits in post-IPO trading.
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