This paper presents an information-theoretic model of IPO pricing in the presence of adverse selection and multiple trading periods. Initially investors produce information to reduce the information asymmetry and are compensated by the owner-manager. Some new investors enter and all investors...

We develop a model in which time-varying real investment opportunities lead to time-varying adverse selection in the market for initial public offerings. The model is consistent with several stylized facts known about the IPO market: economic expansions are associated with a dramatic increase in...

We analyze a publicly-traded firm's decision to stay public or go private, focusing on the stochastic nature of investor participation in the public market. The liquidity of public ownership is both a blessing and a curse: it facilitates trading and lowers the cost of capital, but it also...

We examine the volume-return relationship of individual stocks around the world. We frame our empirical investigation in the context of the heterogeneous agent, rational expectations, framework proposed by Llorente, Michaely, Saar, and Wang (2002) in which investors trade to speculate on their...

In this article we argue the price per share at which private equity is sold relative to current market price conveys important information to the stock market regarding firm quality. The information content of the placement price may be especially important in markets where there are no...

We analyze firms' investment behavior, differentiating firms according to the cash flow levels they experience during their lifecycles. We consequently consider the firm as the basic unit and not firm-year observations. Firms with persistent positive cash flow show higher investment-cash flow...

This paper reproduces a survey - previously applied in two different Continents, North America and Europe - to inquire about cost of capital, capital budgeting, capital structure, and corporate governance. The survey utilized in this article is Graham amp; Harvey's survey ( 2001) and its...

We investigate the distribution of pay in the top executive team in public companies. In particular, we study the CEO's pay slice (CPS), defined as the fraction of the aggregate top-five total compensation paid to the CEO. The level of a firm's CPS might reflect the relative centrality of the...

As the oversight role of the corporate board in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) expands, companies feel the need to fill a knowledge gap on effective risk governance practices.The concept of correlating risk management, governance, and strategy in an enterprise-wide structure first appeared in...

The paper provides general evidence of income-increasing earnings management in Malaysian IPOs but this occurs primarily during a period of severe economic stress (the East Asian crisis). The requirement to provide a profit guarantee appears to reduce rather than encourage earnings management....