Air pollution, bid price bias, and IPO underpricing

We examine the impact of air pollution on underpricing of initial public offerings (IPOs) and its underlying mechanisms. Our findings suggest that IPO underpricing increases when air pollution is more severe in cities where bidding investors are located. Mechanism tests show that air pollution influ...

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Main Authors: Qi Wang, Zhong Ma, Haoyang Li, Lidong Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Borsa Istanbul Review
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221484502300090X