Asymmetric information and dividend policy

Financial Management

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 673-694

  Li, Kai ^a   Zhao, Xinlei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350318012     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-053X.2008.00030.x     Document Type: Article

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