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Philip J. Lee, Stephen L. Taylor, Terry S. Walter, IPO Underpricing Explanations: Implications from Investor Application and Allocation Schedules, The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Vol. 34, No. 4 (Dec., 1999), pp. 425-444
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