This is an empirical study that examines the underpricing and aftermarket long-term performance of IPOs in China and … IPO underpricing. Corporate governance aspects that may play a role in IPOs, such as ownership structure and external …

family involvement and political connection affect firms' IPO underpricing. Especially, we investigate how underpricing … offering pricing, that is lower IPO underpricing rate; but companies with ordinary political connection don't enjoy this …), political connection doesn't affect underpricing, but family involvement helps firm achieving lower underpricing. In regions …

-level IPO underpricing between 2008 and 2018. Examining 7,446 IPOs issued in 36 countries, we find that IPO underpricing tends … governance pillars, we find that underpricing tends to be lower in countries with stronger risk management practices in each of … these areas. Additional analysis indicates that the negative impact of ESG ratings on IPO underpricing is more pronounced in …