We find that analyst coverage and optimism for an IPO before it starts trading have positive impacts on both its offer price revision and first-day return. Pre-IPO analyst research is also positively associated with long-run returns. Analysts with connections to the underwriter are more likely...

This paper uses the segmented dual-class shares issued by several dozen Chinese firms---A shares to local Chinese investors and H shares to foreign investors---to compare reactions of local and foreign investors to the same public news. We find that local investors react more strongly to...

This paper uses the segmented dual-class shares issued by several dozen Chinese firms---A shares to local Chinese investors and H shares to foreign investors---to compare reactions of local and foreign investors to the same public news. We find that local investors react more strongly to...