This paper investigates the correlation between pre-initial public offering (pre-IPO) earnings management and underwriter reputation for issuers with different ownership structures in China. We document a significantly inverse relationship between underwriter reputation and pre-IPO earnings...

With a sample of 504 IPO issuers over a period of 2002-2008 in China, this paper studies a previously ignored issue by examining the relationship between pre-IPO earnings management and underwriter reputation for issuers with different level of marketization. We document that underwriter...

This paper investigates the determinants of initial public offering (IPO) underwriting market share in China. Using a sample of underwriters in China's IPO market during 2004-2012, we find the following results. First, underwriting quality is overall positively related to underwriting market...

This paper investigates the determinants of initial public offering (IPO) underwriting market share in China. Using a sample of underwriters in China’s IPO market during 2004–2012, we find the following results. First, underwriting quality is overall positively related to underwriting market...