英文摘要 |
By investigating the 227 IPOs in Taiwan equity market during the period from November 1989 and April 2000, this study finds that the initial abnormal returns for the whole sample and sub-samples grouped by various mechanisms are, on average, significantly greater than zero. However, the one-year average abnormal returns, excluding the corresponding initial abnormal returns, for the whole sample and the sub-samples are negative. We also find the similar results for sub-samples grouped by years or by industries. Furthermore, we observe a declining tendency in the time series of the initial abnormal returns. By using the multiple regression analysis, we find that the most important explanation variables for the variation of initial abnormal returns include the offering prices, the board ownership, allotment rates, after-market systematic risks and after-market idiosyncratic risks. However, we have only a poor evidence for the long-run abnormal returns. One most interesting result is that the initial abnormal returns for the IPOs by using auction are significantly larger than those for the IPOs by using fixed-price system and that the initial abnormal returns for the IPOs before the enactment of the new system are significantly larger than those for the IPOs after the enactment. Accordingly, we conclude that there exists the self-selection effect in Taiwan's IPOs market. |