public, being beyond all but specially trained accountants and finance professionals. … Association, public administrators, and government finance professionals must accept the need to educate the public. Public … public, being beyond all but specially trained accountants and finance professionals. …

information environment by reducing information asymmetry between analysts and the investing public. This dissertation examines … information environment by reducing information asymmetry between analysts and the investing public. This dissertation examines …

This dissertation examines the stock price behavior of newly public firms following two separate events, acquisition … newly public firms from 1992--2001 with events classified as occurring during either the quiet, lockup or post lockup period. …The second essay examines the stock price reaction when newly public firms make acquisition announcements. The belief …

Researchers of Initial Public Offerings, IPOs, have, traditionally, filtered out low-priced stocks with cut-off prices …Penny stock issuers have shifted from public issues to private placement since 2001. I examine the return to investors … in these private issues during the lockup period or until those issues eventually end up in the public domain. The …