Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
Going Public
Tim Jenkinson · 2001
76/100
👍 Worth It
An Oxford University Press-backed academic deep-dive into the empirical puzzles of IPO markets — why underpricing happens, long-run underperformance, and the hot-issue cycle — that has accumulated over 226 citations and remains a go-to reference for researchers and policy professionals. It's deliberately non-technical in places, which widens its reach slightly, but this is still specialist territory. A solid, well-credentialed buy for anyone working in investment banking, graduate finance, or IPO policy.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety96
Substance / usefulness78
Craft & writing74
Originality71
Evidence & accuracy80
Hype vs delivers77
Age-fit79
👁 Human-eye gut-check74
Penny’s verdict76
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