Food for Thought, Part 3

Below, a continuation of our bibliography of thought-provoking articles on issues related to right-sizing regulation, staying private versus going public, and related topics:

The Economics of Primary Markets, Kathleen Weiss Hanley, March 15, 2017.  The paper discusses the public offering process, including the economics of IPOs, such as whether there is underpricing in IPOs, and considers, in this regard, the costs and benefits associated with the IPO bookbuilding process.  In assessing the factors associated with the decline in the number of IPOs, the paper discusses some trade-offs associated with going public versus relying on private offerings, which is very timely given the ongoing dialogue on this topic.