Information environment, market-wide sentiment and IPO initial returns: Evidence from analyst forecasts before listing

Measuring the information environment of firms using analyst (price) forecast bias and forecast dispersion before listing, we empirically examine the interactive influence of the information environment and market-wide sentiment on the initial returns of initial public offerings (IPOs). We find the...

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Main Authors: Hongjun Zhu, Cheng Zhang, He Li, Shimin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:China Journal of Accounting Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755309115000039