nep-cfn 2013-07-20 papers

on Corporate Finance

Issue of 2013‒07‒20
one paper chosen by
Zelia Serrasqueiro
University of the Beira Interior

Making Stock Markets Work to Support Economic Growth: Implications for Governments, Regulators, Stock Exchanges, Corporate Issuers and their Investors By David Weild; Edward Kim; Lisa Newport

Making Stock Markets Work to Support Economic Growth: Implications for Governments, Regulators, Stock Exchanges, Corporate Issuers and their Investors

By:	David Weild; Edward Kim; Lisa Newport
Abstract:	This study provides critical observations on the state of key global equity markets as recent developments have put into question their efficiency and effectiveness in facilitating capital formation. It covers the top 26 initial public offering (IPO) producing nations, with a particular focus on stock markets in the United States.
Keywords:	corporate governance, initial public offerings, allocation of capital, equity market structure, stock exchange, tick size
JEL:	G30 G32 G34 G38
Date:	2013–07–11
URL:	http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:oec:dafaae:10-en&r=cfn

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