We analyze the survival and success of a large sample of Canadian penny stock initial public offerings (IPOs), launched mostly by small and unprofitable firms from 1986 to 2003. The failure rate of these IPOs is lower than the one observed in the U.S. for larger IPOs, probably because of lax...

The Quebec Stock Savings Plan (QSSP) is one of the oldest tax expenditures programs put in place by the Quebec government to capitalize small businesses. Subsequently adopted by other provinces, QSSP is primarily intended to increase the demand for newly issued shares of small businesses. This...

We analyze the competition between two developed stock exchanges. Their development rests mainly on their capacity to attract securities and trades. The U.S. market is attracting a growing number of Canadian companies, and is capturing a growing portion of their traded value. This slide of...

This study deals with the evolution of the financing of large Canadian companies from 1960 to 1994. Part I shows that there hass been no significant increase in total corporate debt in Canada, as there has been in the U.S. Total indebtness increased between 1960 and 1982 and then declined; by...

L'idée d'instaurer une commission nationale des valeurs mobilières au Canada a été récemment remise de l'avant. Pourtant le débat ne repose sur aucune étude empirique rigoureuse. La majorité des arguments avancés pour appuyer la thèse de l'inefficacité de la réglementation des...

The idea of setting up a national securities commission in Canada has recently returned to the forefront. However, the debate is not based on a rigorous empirical study. Most arguments put forward to support the idea of the inefficiency of securities regulation are not supported by regulatory...

Si on la compare à celle des autres pays de l'OCDE, la situation du Québec en termes de capital de risque est paradoxale. Elle se caractérise par une offre très abondante de capitaux, qui découle presque exclusivement de programmes gouvernementaux ou subventionnés fiscalement. Elle se...

Cet article examine de manière conjointe les effets de la taille, des ratios bénéfice/cours et valeur comptable/valeur marchande des actions sur les rendements des actions canadiennes. Il présente une estimation des primes de risque associées à chacune de ces anomalies de marché. Les...

In just several years, Israel developed a strong venture capital industry that places it among the top countries in terms of capital-GDP ratio. The strategy of the Israeli government was twofold. First, the government strongly stimulated the demand for venture capital, using R&D grants,...