The UK has pioneered the introduction of competition into previously monopolistic utility industries. Competition has been introduced progressively, starting with British Telecom, and continuing with the gas and electricity industries, where it is to be completed during 1998. In water, competition has so far been restricted to new developments, and it is said that it will be phased in once the initial franchises expire. These radical policy innovations have been controversial, and raise significant generic problems concerned with market design, regulation, corporate strategy and income...
The UK has pioneered the introduction of competition into previously monopolistic utility industries. Competition has been introduced progressively, s...
During its life, a company must make the critical decision of if, and when, to go public' by listing themselves on the stock exchange. Two anomalies are apparent: that companies taking this route systematically initially underprice their shares and that over the longer term they under-perform other companies. This second edition of Going Public investigates these issues in a non-technical manner.
During its life, a company must make the critical decision of if, and when, to go public' by listing themselves on the stock exchange. Two anomalies a...
