Effects of foreign ownership on payout policy: Evidence from the Korean market

Journal of Financial Markets

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 344-375

  Jeon, Jin Q ^a   Lee, Cheolwoo ^b   Moffett, Clay M ^c  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dividends; Foreign ownership; G15; G18; G35; Korean market; Payout policy; Share repurchases

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650831389     PISSN: 13864181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finmar.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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