Corporate governance and dividend policy in Southeast Asia pre- and post-crisis

European Journal of Finance

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 211-230

  Sawicki, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Dividends; Emerging markets; Financial crisis

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649085312     PISSN: 1351847X     EISSN: 14664364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13518470802604440     Document Type: Article

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