Kent L. Womack

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)

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1.

Understanding Risk and Return, the CAPM, and the Fama-French Three-Factor Model

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 19 Dec 2003
Kent L. Womack and Ying Zhang
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Spreadsheet Modeling in Finance and Investment Courses

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 12 Sep 2000
Craig W. Holden and Kent L. Womack
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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Strategic IPO Underpricing, Information Momentum, and Lockup Expiration Selling

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 26 Apr 2001
Rajesh K. Aggarwal, Laurie Krigman and Kent L. Womack
Northeastern University, Babson College and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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IPO, lockup expiration, insider selling, underpricing

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Financial Math on Spreadsheet and Calculator

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 01 Oct 2002
Kent L. Womack and Andrew Brownell
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased) and Independent
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Do Earnings Estimates Add Value to Sell-Side Analysts' Investment Recommendations?

Management Science, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 26 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2016
Ambrus Kecskes, Roni Michaely and Kent L. Womack
York University - Schulich School of Business, The University of Hong Kong and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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Equity research analysts; Investment recommendations; Earnings estimates; Information; Valuation; Asset pricing; Trading strategy

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The Intuition Behind Option Valuation: A Teaching Note

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 28 Jun 2002
Thomas A. Grossman, Stephen G. Powell, Kent L. Womack and Ying Zhang
University of Calgary - Haskayne School of Business, Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Analysts, Industries, and Price Momentum

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 13 Mar 2003
Leslie Boni and Kent L. Womack
California State University, Monterey Bay and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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Core Finance Courses in the Top MBA Programs in 2001

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 26 Nov 2001
Kent L. Womack
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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Evaluating Mutual Funds Styles and Performance

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 19 Dec 2003
Kent L. Womack and Ying Zhang
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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The Persistence of IPO Mispricing and the Predictive Power of Flipping

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 09 Aug 2000
Laurie Krigman, Wayne Shaw and Kent L. Womack
Babson College, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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Adds and drops of coverage by equity research analysts

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 31 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 19 Dec 2008
Ambrus Kecskes and Kent L. Womack
York University - Schulich School of Business and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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Auctioned IPOs: The U.S. Evidence

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Auctioned IPOs: The U.S. Evidence

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 08-38, Tuck School of Business Working Paper No. 2009-61, European Banking Center Discussion Paper No. 2009-08S, CentER Discussion Paper No. 2009-37S
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 05 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2013
Francois Degeorge, François Derrien and Kent L. Womack
University of Lugano - Faculty of Economics, HEC Paris - Finance Department and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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Initial public offerings, investment banking, auctions

Auctioned IPOs: The U.S. Evidence

AFA 2010 Atlanta Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 22 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2013
Francois Degeorge, François Derrien and Kent L. Womack
University of Lugano - Faculty of Economics, HEC Paris - Finance Department and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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Initial public offerings, investment banking, auctions

Auctioned IPOs: The U.S. Evidence

Paris December 2009 Finance International Meeting AFFI - EUROFIDAI, Tuck School of Business Working Paper No. 2009-72
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 09 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2013
Francois Degeorge, François Derrien and Kent L. Womack
University of Lugano - Faculty of Economics, HEC Paris - Finance Department and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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initial public offerings, investment banking, auctions

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Analyst Hype in Ipos: Explaining the Popularity of Bookbuilding

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Analyst Hype in Ipos: Explaining the Popularity of Bookbuilding

Tuck School of Business Working Paper No. 2005-27, ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 65/2005, RICAFE Working Paper No. 011
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 01 Sep 2004
Francois Degeorge, François Derrien and Kent L. Womack
University of Lugano - Faculty of Economics, HEC Paris - Finance Department and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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IPO, book-building, auctions

Analyst Hype in Ipos: Explaining the Popularity of Bookbuilding

The Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 20, Issue 4, pp. 1021-1058, 2007
Posted: 25 Jun 2008
Francois Degeorge, François Derrien and Kent L. Womack
University of Lugano - Faculty of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)

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G24, G32

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Core Finance Trends in the Top MBA Programs in 2005

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 13 Jul 2005
Kent L. Womack and Ying Zhang
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Using Powerpoint in the Finance Classroom: Pros, Cons, and Recommendations

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 27 Feb 2002
Kent L. Womack
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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Price Reactions to Dividend Initiations and Omissions: Overreaction or Drift?

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Price Reactions to Dividend Initiations and Omissions: Overreaction or Drift?

NBER Working Paper No. w4778
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Jul 2003 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2022
Roni Michaely, Richard H. Thaler and Kent L. Womack
The University of Hong Kong, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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Price Reactions to Dividend Initiations and Omissions: Overreaction or Drift?

Posted: 10 May 2000
Roni Michaely, Richard H. Thaler and Kent L. Womack
The University of Hong Kong, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)

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Speed and Expertise in Stock Picking: Older, Slower, and Wiser?

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 02 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 06 Jan 2022
Romain Boulland, Chayawat Ornthanalai and Kent L. Womack
ESSEC Business School, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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Sell-side analyst; Speed; Reputation concern; Investment style; Stock recommendations

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The Finance Classroom: September 11 and Beyond (Roundtable Discussion)

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 11 Oct 2001
Kent L. Womack, Robert F. Bruner, Stephen R. Foerster and Robert C. Higgins
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased), University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of Business and University of Washington - Department of Finance and Business Economics
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Quid Pro Quo in Ipos: Why Book-Building is Dominating Auctions

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 04 Aug 2004
Francois Degeorge, François Derrien and Kent L. Womack
University of Lugano - Faculty of Economics, HEC Paris - Finance Department and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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IPOs, book-building, auctions

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Why Do Firms Switch Underwriters?

Posted: 30 Oct 2000
Laurie Krigman and Kent L. Womack
Babson College and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)

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Conflict of Interest and the Credibility of Underwriters Analyst Recommendations

Posted: 08 May 1999
Roni Michaely and Kent L. Womack
The University of Hong Kong and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)

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Conflict of Interest and the Credibility of Underwriter Analyst Recommendations

Posted: 26 Apr 1998
Roni Michaely and Kent L. Womack
The University of Hong Kong and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)

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Do Brokerage Analysts' Recommendations Have Investment Value?

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Do Brokerage Analysts' Recommendations Have Investment Value?

J. OF FINANCE, Vol. 51 No. 1, March 1996
Posted: 20 Mar 1996
Kent L. Womack
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)

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Do Brokerage Analysts' Recommendations Have Investment Value?

Posted: 14 Nov 1994
Kent L. Womack
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)

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