Trauten, Andreas; Langer, Thomas - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Westfälische … - 2007
Despite their theoretical efficiency in selling shares to the public, auctions are not the preferred mechanisms of issuers in Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). Chemmanur and Liu (2006) [WP] and Sherman (2005) [JFE 78, 615-649] provide a rational explanation for this IPO auction puzzle. They argue...