Payout policy and cash-flow uncertainty

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-107

  Chay, J B ^a   Suh, Jungwon ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cash flow uncertainty; Dividend; Repurchase

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449095146     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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