Dividends and politics

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 208-224

  Bank, Steven ^a   Cheffins, Brian ^b   Goergen, Marc ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Dividend controls; Dividend policy; Politics; Tax rules

Indexed keywords

EID: 62449238015     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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