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Efficiency in initial public offerings and intellectual capital disclosure

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  • Leire Alcaniz
  • Fernando Gomez-Bezares
  • Jose Vicente Ugarte

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The returns of initial public offerings (IPOs) on the first trading day, or the underpricing of IPOs, are a puzzle according to the Efficient Market Hypothesis. Many studies have attempted to relate these returns to different variables. We studied the relationship between underpricing and information about intellectual capital (IC), source of competitive advantage, disclosed in IPO prospectuses as well as other control variables. Our conclusion is contrary to certain literature, as IC information does not have any influence on underpricing but is consistent with the semi-strong efficient market hypothesis defended by Eugene Fama (Nobel in Economics 2013).

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  • Leire Alcaniz & Fernando Gomez-Bezares & Jose Vicente Ugarte, 2017. "Efficiency in initial public offerings and intellectual capital disclosure," The European Journal of Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(12), pages 1129-1149, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurjfi:v:23:y:2017:i:12:p:1129-1149
    DOI: 10.1080/1351847X.2016.1151806
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    1. Ali Shaddady & Mohammed Alsaggaf, 2020. "Issues that Matter When Behavioral Finance Factors Drive the Largest Initial Public Offering in the Saudi Financial Market," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 10(6), pages 106-117.

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