Why do firms hold cash? Evidence from EMU countries

European Financial Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 295-319

  Ferreira, Miguel A ^a   Vilela, Antonio S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agency costs; Cash holdings; Corporate governance; G3; G32; G39; Liquidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548091164     PISSN: 13547798     EISSN: 1468036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1354-7798.2004.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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