Jay R. Ritter

University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

Cordell Professor of Finance

P.O. Box 117168

Gainesville, FL 32611

United States

http://https://site.warrington.ufl.edu/ritter

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Scholarly Papers (46)

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Citation 572

A Review of IPO Activity, Pricing and Allocations

Yale ICF Working Paper No. 02-01
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 09 Jan 2002
Jay R. Ritter and Ivo Welch
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Downloads 16,728 (355)
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IPOs

A Review of IPO Activity, Pricing, and Allocations

NBER Working Paper No. w8805
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 Feb 2002 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2022
Ivo Welch and Jay R. Ritter
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 347 (144,683)
Citation 181

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A Review of IPO Activity, Pricing, and Allocations

Posted: 30 Dec 2003
Ivo Welch and Jay R. Ritter
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

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SPACs

The Review of Financial Studies, forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 22 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 26 Jan 2023
Minmo Gahng, Jay R. Ritter and Donghang Zhang
Cornell University - SC Johnson College of Business, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of South Carolina
Downloads 9,170 (1,066)
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Special Purpose Acquisition Company, SPAC, IPO, PIPE Returns, IPO

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Citation 288

Why Has IPO Underpricing Changed Over Time?

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 18 Sep 2002
Tim Loughran and Jay R. Ritter
University of Notre Dame and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 7,878 (1,396)
Citation 339

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Initial public offerings, internet bubble, underwriter reputation, spinning

Why Has IPO Underpricing Changed Over Time?

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Aug 2004
Tim Loughran and Jay R. Ritter
University of Notre Dame and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 65 (570,043)
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Where Have All the IPOs Gone?

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 05 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 26 Sep 2013
Jay R. Ritter, Xiaohui Gao and John C. Chu
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, Fox School of Business, Temple University and Monash University
Downloads 2,458 (9,735)
Citation 67

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IPO volume, trade sales, economies of scope, effects of Sarbanes-Oxley, VC exits

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Why Don't Issuers Get Upset About Leaving Money on the Table in Ipos?

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 29 Sep 2000
Tim Loughran and Jay R. Ritter
University of Notre Dame and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 2,394 (10,171)
Citation 133

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Initial public offerings, prospect theory, behavioral finance, hot issue markets

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Short Interest, Institutional Ownership, and Stock Returns

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 06 Apr 2004
Paul Asquith, Parag A. Pathak and Jay R. Ritter
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Economics, Finance, Accounting (EFA), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 2,337 (10,568)
Citation 176

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Short Sales, Limits to Arbitrage, Short Selling

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Economic Growth and Equity Returns

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 27 Feb 2005
Jay R. Ritter
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 2,173 (11,882)
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Economic Growth, Equity Premium Puzzle

Testing Theories of Capital Structure and Estimating the Speed of Adjustment

20th Australasian Finance & Banking Conference 2007 Paper
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 18 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2009
Rongbing Huang and Jay R. Ritter
Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 1,781 (16,009)
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capital structure, market timing, pecking order, static tradeoff, speed of adjustment, long difference

Testing Theories of Capital Structure and Estimating the Speed of Adjustment

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming
Posted: 25 Mar 2008
Rongbing Huang and Jay R. Ritter
Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

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capital structure, market timing, static tradeoff, speed of adjustment

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Equilibrium in the IPO Market

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 25 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2011
Jay R. Ritter
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 1,190 (29,889)
Citation 19

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adverse selection, bookbuilding, initial public offerings, long-run performance, market timing, underpricing

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2013 State of Entrepreneurship Address: 'Financing Entrepreneurial Growth'

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Research Paper
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 07 Feb 2013
Madrona Venture Group, Bogan Associates, LLC, Private Investor, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, Gruter Institute for Law and Behavioral Research, Vermont Law School, WR Hambrecht + Co, National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., NASD, University of Oxford - Said Business School, Independent, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Harvard Business School - Finance Unit, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) - Council on Foreign Relations- Washington D.C., Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Imperial College Business School, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, BATS Global Markets, Inc., AngelList, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, University of Colorado at Boulder, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Manhattan Institute, SecondMarket, Babson College, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Astia
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state of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, state, national, policy, job creation, regulation, barriers, growth, finance, crowdfunding, bank debt, IPO, venture capital

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The Marketing of Seasoned Equity Offerings

20th Australasian Finance & Banking Conference 2007 Paper
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2010
Xiaohui Gao and Jay R. Ritter
Fox School of Business, Temple University and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 901 (44,255)
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Marketing of securities, Follow-on offerings, Seasoned equity offerings, Bookbuilding

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Pre-IPO Analyst Coverage: Hype or Information Production?

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 12 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2019
Chunxin Jia, Jay R. Ritter, Zhen Xie and Donghang Zhang
Peking University - Guanghua School of Management, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and University of South Carolina
Downloads 899 (44,385)
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Analysts, IPOs, Primary Market, Offer Price Revision, Underpricing, China

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Corporate Cash Shortfalls and Financing Decisions

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 04 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2020
Rongbing Huang and Jay R. Ritter
Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 822 (50,262)
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Key Words: Cash Needs, Cash Holdings, External Financing, Security Issuance, SEO, PIPE, Bond Offering, Bank Loan, Financing Decision, Capital Structure, Floatation Cost, Precautionary Saving, Market Timing, Pecking Order, Corporate Lifecycle, Financial Flexibility, Static Tradeoff, Dynamic Tradeoff

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Re-Energizing the IPO Market

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2014
Jay R. Ritter
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 814 (50,943)
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Initial Public Offerings, IPO Volume, JOBS Act

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IPOs and SPACs: Recent Developments

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 09 Jan 2023
Rongbing Huang, Jay R. Ritter and Donghang Zhang
Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of South Carolina
Downloads 793 (52,872)

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Initial Public Offering, IPO, Special Purpose Acquisition Company, SPAC, Unicorn, Confidential filing, Direct listing, Dual-class shares

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Initial Public Offerings Chinese Style

Forthcoming in Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 15 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2023
Yiming Qian, Jay R. Ritter and Xinjian Shao
University of Connecticut - Department of Finance, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
Downloads 675 (65,309)
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IPO, China, STAR Market, IPO Method, Under-pricing, Bidding, Allocation, Trading, registration system, reform

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Patents, Innovation, and Performance of Venture Capital-backed IPOs

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 08 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2015
Jerry Cao, Fuwei Jiang and Jay R. Ritter
Independent, Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 656 (67,679)
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Initial public offerings, Venture capital, Patents, Innovation, Long-run performance

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The Economic Consequences of IPO Spinning

AFA 2008 New Orleans Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2009
Xiaoding Liu and Jay R. Ritter
Texas A&M University - Department of Finance and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 627 (71,678)
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Spinning, IPOs, SEOs, Underpricing

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Amplitude's Direct Listing

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 01 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2022
Jay R. Ritter
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 623 (72,557)

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Direct Listing, IPO, Venture Capital, Valuation, Dual Class Structure, Investor Education meeting

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Post-IPO Employment and Revenue Growth for U.S. IPOs, June 1996-2010

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 22 May 2012
Martin Kenney, Donald Patton and Jay R. Ritter
University of California, Davis, University of California, Davis - Department of Human & Community Development and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 590 (77,374)
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IPO, initial public offering, policy, startup, firm, employment, revenue, company, companies

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Europe's Second Markets for Small Companies

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 09 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2012
Silvio Vismara, Stefano Paleari and Jay R. Ritter
University of Bergamo, University of Bergamo - SIGE Sezione di Ingegneria Gestionale and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 561 (82,387)
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stock exchanges, second markets, financial regulation, IPOs, AIM, London Stock Exchange, Neuer Markt

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Pre-Market Trading and IPO Pricing

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 05 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 06 May 2016
Chun Chang, Yao-Min Chiang, Yiming Qian and Jay R. Ritter
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) - Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), National Taiwan University - Department of Finance, University of Connecticut - Department of Finance and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 555 (83,714)
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initial public offering, pre-IPO market, IPO underpricing, agency problem, rent-seeking underwriter, bookbuilding theory, information asymmetry, Taiwan stock exchange

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Local Underwriter Oligopolies and IPO Underpricing

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 27 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2011
Xiaoding Liu and Jay R. Ritter
Texas A&M University - Department of Finance and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 552 (84,102)
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IPOs, Underwriters, Oligopoly, Venture Capital, Analysts

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Private Equity Firms’ Reputational Concerns and the Costs of Debt Financing

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 23 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2014
Rongbing Huang, Jay R. Ritter and Donghang Zhang
Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of South Carolina
Downloads 540 (86,350)
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IPOs, Buyout Groups, Private Equity, Reputation, Agency Costs, Bond Offering

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Economies of Scope and IPO Activity in Europe

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 02 Nov 2012
Jay R. Ritter, Andrea Signori and Silvio Vismara
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, Catholic University of Milan and University of Bergamo
Downloads 535 (87,380)
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IPOs, initial public offerings, IPO volume, trade sales, M&A, economies of scope, financial regulation, European markets

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Analyst Behavior Following Ipos: The 'Bubble Period' Evidence

Review of Financial Studies, Volume 21, Pages 101-133
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Jul 2005 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2019
Daniel Bradley, Jay R. Ritter and Bradford D. Jordan
University of South Florida, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of Florida
Downloads 515 (91,586)
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IPO, analyst, quiet period, bubble

Affiliated Mutual Funds and the Allocation of Initial Public Offerings

AFA 2006 Boston Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 24 Apr 2005
Jay R. Ritter and Donghang Zhang
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of South Carolina
Downloads 419 (115,947)
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Initial public offerings, mutual funds, IPO allocations

Affiliated Mutual Funds and the Allocation of Initial Public Offerings

Journal of Financial Economics, Forthcoming
Posted: 10 Oct 2006
Donghang Zhang and Jay R. Ritter
University of South Carolina and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

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Initial public offerings, mutual funds, IPO allocations

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The Puzzle of Frequent and Large Issues of Debt and Equity

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 115 Posted: 16 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 05 May 2020
Rongbing Huang and Jay R. Ritter
Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 387 (128,245)
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New issues puzzle, Seasoned Equity Offerings, Debt issues, Equity issues, Long-run performance, Market efficiency

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Do Today's Trades Affect Tomorrow's IPO Allocations?

AFA 2005 Philadelphia Meetings, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 05 Jan 2005
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of South Carolina
Downloads 330 (152,695)
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IPOs, brokerage commissions

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The Speed of Adjustment to the Target Market Value Leverage Is Slower Than You Think

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 55, no. 4 (2020): 1946-1977.
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 19 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2021
Qie Ellie Yin and Jay R. Ritter
Hong Kong Baptist University and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 292 (173,838)
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Capital Structure, Leverage, Speed of Adjustment, Target Leverage

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Growth Capital-Backed IPOs

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 May 2014 Last Revised: 14 May 2015
Jay R. Ritter
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 290 (175,129)
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Buyouts, growth capital, initial public offerings, long-run performance, reverse LBOs, rollups, venture capital

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Institutional Affiliation and the Role of Venture Capital: Evidence from Initial Public Offerings in Japan

FRB of New York Staff Report No. 52
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 15 Oct 2006
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business - Finance and Business Economics DepartmentCenter on Japanese Economy and Business, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Downloads 263 (193,381)
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Short Interest and Stock Returns

NBER Working Paper No. w10434
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 03 May 2004 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2022
Paul Asquith, Jay R. Ritter and Parag A. Pathak
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Economics, Finance, Accounting (EFA), University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
Downloads 248 (204,948)
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Closed-End Fund IPOs: Sold, Not Bought

forthcoming, Critical Finance Review
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 01 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2021
Diana Shao and Jay R. Ritter
Oregon State University - College of Business and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 213 (237,036)
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Closed-end Funds, Initial Public Offerings, Agency Problems, Underwriters

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Anatomy of a World-Class Standards Body: The Origins and Future of the CUSIP System

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 18 Feb 2021
Jay R. Ritter and Phillip Wool
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and Rayliant Global Advisors
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CUSIP numbers, Financial standards setting

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Internet Appendix for "Initial Public Offerings Chinese Style"

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 15 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
Yiming Qian, Jay R. Ritter and Xinjian Shao
University of Connecticut - Department of Finance, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
Downloads 15 (896,573)

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IPO, China, STAR Market, IPO Method, Under-pricing, Bidding, Allocation, Trading, registration system, reform

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Equilibrium in the Initial Public Offerings Market

Annual Review of Financial Economics, Vol. 3, pp. 347-374, 2011
Posted: 10 Jan 2012
Jay R. Ritter
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

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The Long-Run Performance of Initial Public Offerings

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship
Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Jay R. Ritter
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

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Startups, Initial public offerings (IPO), Securities offerings, Valuation, Underpricing, Market value

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Investment Banking, Reputation, and the Underpricing of Initial Public Offerings

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship
Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Randolph P. Beatty and Jay R. Ritter
University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

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Credibility, Reputation, Uncertainty, Underpricing, Initial public offerings (IPO), Investment bankers, Investors, Investment banks

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The "Hot Issue" Market of 1980

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship
Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Jay R. Ritter
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

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Industry sectors, Stock offerings, Rates of return, Initial public offerings (IPO), Natural resources, Risk assessment, Underpricing

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Analyst Behavior Following IPOs: The Bubble Period Evidence

The Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 101-133, 2008
Posted: 25 Jun 2008
Daniel Bradley, Bradford D. Jordan and Jay R. Ritter
University of South Florida, University of Florida and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

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The IPO Quiet Period Revisited

Journal Of Investment Management, Vol. 2, No. 3, Third Quarter 2004
Posted: 16 Sep 2004
University of South Florida, University of Florida, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and Clemson University - Department of Finance

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Analyst initiations, Analyst recommendations, Quiet period, Initial Public Offerings

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The Quiet Period Goes Out with a Bang

Posted: 04 Jun 2003
Daniel Bradley, Bradford D. Jordan and Jay R. Ritter
University of South Florida, University of Florida and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

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Uniformly Least Powerful Tests of Market Efficiency

Posted: 15 Aug 2001
Tim Loughran and Jay R. Ritter
University of Notre Dame and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

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Market efficiency, Anomalies, New issues puzzle, Risk factors

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The New Issues Puzzle

Posted: 03 May 2000
Tim Loughran and Jay R. Ritter
University of Notre Dame and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

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The Operating Performance of Firms Conducting Seasoned Equity Offerings

Journal of Finance, Vol. 52 No. 4, December 1997
Posted: 12 Apr 1998
Tim Loughran and Jay R. Ritter
University of Notre Dame and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

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The Operating Performance of Firms Conducting Seasoned Equity Offerings

Posted: 07 Feb 1995
Tim Loughran and Jay R. Ritter
University of Notre Dame and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

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