Determinants of Financial Conservatism: Evidence from Low-Leverage and Cash-Rich UK Firms
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Keywords
Financial conservatism; leverage; cash holdings; ownership structure;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
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CFN-2004-01-18 (Corporate Finance)
- NEP-EEC-2004-01-18 (European Economics)
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