Journal of
Economics and International Finance

  • Abbreviation: J. Econ. Int. Finance
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9812
  • DOI: 10.5897/JEIF
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 362

Table of Content: April, 2013; 5(1)

April 2013

Publicly available information and the pricing of book built IPOs: Evidence from India

  The pricing of initial public offering (IPO) plays a vital role for both the issuers and the investors. Therefore they also have a profound impact on the activities of primary and secondary capital markets. Extensive literature on pricing of IPOs has reported a significant mis-pricing across countries during different time periods. The present study analyzes the pricing of 207 book built IPOs listed on Bombay...

Author(s):   Neeta Jain and Anna Jain  

April 2013

Studying the obstacles of applying a target costing system in firms accepted in Tehran Stock Exchange

  Target system is one of the most important techniques which can help organizations to improve cost-based performances. In this method, the products' sale price is anticipated before production processes start, based on surveys in the market and manufacturers try to design and manufacture a product according to the predetermined cost to ensure the management's desirable profit. Meanwhile, it should...

Author(s):   Mehdi Alinezhad Sarokolaei and Akbar Rahimipoor   

April 2013

Willingness to participate in micro pension schemes: Evidence from the informal sector in Ghana

  Market and state based pension schemes in Ghana tends to be better adapted to formal conditions and this limits the participation of majority of the populace especially those in the informal sector of the economy. In cases where “an all inclusive” schemes are developed, no special consideration is made to better integrate low income earners or workers in the informal sector into such pension...

Author(s):   Peron A. Collins-Sowah, John K. M. Kuwornu and Daniel Tsegai