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Wealth Destruction as a Sign of Iron Age Political Strife; the Greek Example

Current Swedish Archaeology, 1993
In recent archaeological discussion it has become more or less accepted that grave-goods represent the destruction of wealth in order to enhance the personal prestige of the person who makes the offerings.
Kåre Fagerström
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Why do Companies Include Warrants in Seasoned Equity Offerings: The case of French Unit Offerings. [PDF]

We analyse the reasons why companies issue units when they raise additional capital. In contrast to previous evidence, our results show that units are not offered to mitigate the agency conflicts or to signal security mispricing as they are predominantly
Lasfer, Meziane, Gajewski, Jean-François, Ginglinger, Edith   +2 more
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Going Public in Poland: Case-by-Case Privatizations, Mass Privatization and Private Sector Initial Public Offerings [PDF]

This study compares the characteristics and the price behavior of case-by-case privatization initial public offerings, private sector initial public offerings and the mass privatization program in Poland over the first eight years after the reopening of ...
Wolfgang Aussenegg
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Refuse or Ritual Deposit? The Complexity of Wari Household Archaeology

Humans
The excavation of residential areas is a growing focus of research in Andean archaeology. Studies reveal that interpreting household remains from some prehispanic societies can be complex because of the nature of abandonment ritual, which may involve ...
Donna J. Nash
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Institutional Allocation In Initial Public Offerings: Empirical Evidence [PDF]

We analyze institutional allocation in initial public offerings (IPOs) using a new dataset of US offerings between 1997 and 1998. We document a positive relationship between institutional allocation and day one IPO returns.
Nagpurnanand R. Prabhala, Reena Aggarwal, Manju Puri   +2 more
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The Underpricing of Initial Public Offerings: Further Canadian Evidence [PDF]

Evidence of underpricing of initial public offerings (IPOs) has spawned a considerable theoretical literature attempting to explain the apparent contradiction to market efficiency. This article reassesses that evidence by examining not just common shares
Jean-Marc Suret, Maher Kooli
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La geografía del estómago / el estómago de la geografía: texturas, cuerpos y ofrendas de arrieros en los Andes argentinos

Antípoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología
In this work, we delve into the intricate connections between the movement of people, especially muleteers, in the highlands of Jujuy (Argentina), and specific offerings of archaeological and ethnographic origin that shape the local landscape.
Francisco Pazzarelli, Verónica S. Lema
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Abnormal returns in privatization public offerings: the case of Portuguese firms

Notas Económicas, 2006
This paper provides evidence on abnormal returns of Portuguese privatization public offerings for the period from 1989 to 2001. This study explores the abnormal performance of a comprehensive sample of Portuguese privatization transactions and ...
Carla Vieira, Ana Paula Serra
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From miniature objects to giant ones: The process of defunctionalisation in sanctuaries and graves in Iron Age Greece

Pallas, 2011
This chapter interprets the changes made to the size of different objects, whether giant or miniature, as the consequences of the process of defunctionalisation of offerings placed in sanctuaries and tombs.
Jean-Marc Luce
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The Aftermarket Performance of Initial Public Offerings in Canada [PDF]

In this paper, we empirically investigate Canadian initial public offerings (IPOs) to provide one case on the international evidence on the long-run performance of IPOs. Specifically, we examine whether the choice of a performance measurement methodology
Jean-Marc Suret, Maher Kooli
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