Dividend policies in Australia and Japan

International Advances in Economic Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-100

  Ho, Horace ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33748540245     PISSN: 10830898     EISSN: 1573966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02295710     Document Type: Article

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