Dividends and taxes: The moderating role of agency conflicts
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Keywords
Dividends; Taxes; Agency costs; Shareholder conflicts; Indirect ownership;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
- G35 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Payout Policy
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