Does the contribution of corporate cash holdings and dividends to firm value depend on governance? A cross-country analysis

Journal of Finance

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2725-2751

  Pinkowitz, Lee ^a   Stulz, René ^b   Williamson, Rohan ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746845873     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2006.01003.x     Document Type: Article

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