Policy Uncertainty and Innovation: Evidence from Initial Public Offering Interventions in China

Lin William Cong
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Lin William Cong
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2617-2367
Finance Group, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853;
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Sabrina T. Howell
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Sabrina T. Howell
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5277-0336
Finance Department, New York University Stern School of Business, New York, New York 10012;National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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Lin William Cong

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Lin William Cong

[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2617-2367

Finance Group, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853;

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Sabrina T. Howell

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Sabrina T. Howell

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5277-0336

Finance Department, New York University Stern School of Business, New York, New York 10012;National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

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Published Online:23 Feb 2021https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2020.3807

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