The question of why individual investors want dividends is investigated by submitting a questionnaire to a Dutch … investor panel. The respondents indicate that they want dividends partly because the cost of cashing in dividends is lower than … confirmed for cash dividends but is confirmed for stock dividends. Finally, our results indicate that individual investors do …

of the Firms from the World Business Environment Survey”, and based on a chapter in “Pathways Out of Poverty: Private … the World Business Environment Survey (WBES). It shows that important dimensions for the climate of business operation and … investment climate. The survey findings suggest that key policy, institutional and governance indicators affect the growth of a …

This paper presents the findings of a new survey by the Commission on what motivates Australian firms to operate or … Australian firms of operations overseas typically complements their domestic activities. The survey confirms that relatively few …

the owners in the management. Family firm is the most common form of business in Greece. Hence, the governance structures … explore the main aspects of CG of family-owned listed companies in Greece. For this purpose, we apply a specific CG rating … on the current state of corporate governance in Greece. Each firm is rated among the 120 total number of companies (both …

We examine the transmission process of the policy rate to the lending and deposit rates in Greece for the period 1996 … of Greece into EMU in 2001. The bank rates become much more responsive to the policy rate in terms of impact multipliers …