The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship of price changes in the southern European E.U. member states through their stock markets and especially among the exchange markets of Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain, known also as the PIIGS countries. More specifically, it is...

Purpose – This paper aims to provide additional international evidence on the initial public offerings (IPOs) by examining the initial performance and two main determinants of short‐run underpricing of 169 IPOs listed on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) over the period 1997‐2002....