Taxes and dividends: The UK evidence

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 455-472

  Lasfer, M Ameziane ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dividend policy; Ex day price behaviour; Imputation tax system; Personal taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030116885     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4266(95)00012-7     Document Type: Article

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