Instability in the dividend policy of the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) corporations: Evidence from an emerging market

Emerging Markets Review

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 252-270

  Adaoglu, Cahit ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dividend policy; Istanbul Stock Exchange; Regulations; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034638548     PISSN: 15660141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-0141(00)00011-X     Document Type: Article

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