Do Transparent Firms Pay out More Cash to Shareholders? Evidence from International Cross-Listings

Financial Management

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 615-636

  Petrasek, Lubomir ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84866042637     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: 1755053X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-053X.2012.01192.x     Document Type: Article

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