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FINANCE
Edited by R.A. Jarrow, V. Maksimovic and W.T. Ziemba

CHAPTER 30
Initial Public Offerings
R.G. Ibbotson and J.R. Ritter

1. Introduction*

2. New issues underpricing

3. Reasons for new issues underpricing

4. 'Hot issue' markets

5. Long-run performance

6. Going public as a stage in the life cycle of a firm's external financing

7. Contractual forms and the going public process

8. Summary

Acknowledgements

References

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