Use of derivatives by Australian companies

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 411-430

  Heaney, Richard ^a   Winata, Henry ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agency costs; Derivative use; Financial distress; Management compensation; Size; Taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 23244448076     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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