Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

5-2024

Abstract

Using an international sample of IPO firms and two country-level measures of financial literacy, we find strong evidence that financial literacy is negatively associated with IPO underpricing. In cross-sectional analyses, we find that the effect of financial literacy in reducing IPO underpricing is more pronounced when the information environment is less transparent. Employing path analysis, we document that information friction, firm transparency, and stock market participation are mechanisms that mediate this relationship. Our study contributes to and extends the literature by providing strong evidence that citizens' financial literacy has an important and consistent influence on IPO underpricing.

Discipline

Accounting | Corporate Finance | Portfolio and Security Analysis

Research Areas

Financial Intermediation and Information

Publication

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volume

59

Issue

3

First Page

1430

Last Page

1469

ISSN

0022-1090

Identifier

10.1017/S0022109023000315

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022109023000315

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