The purpose of this study is to provide an empirical analysis of the relationship between ownership structure of French firms and their value. Using data for 510 French publicly traded firms, the current study provides evidence in support of the entrenchment hypothesis. The results show that...

The study investigates the change in performance of French public firms post to their Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and its relationship with the changes in the managerial ownership around the time firms do their IPOs. Tests are conducted on a sample of 65 French companies placed on the stock...

This paper argues that forward-looking indices of the effective tax burden on income from capital, namely effective marginal and average tax rates, are negatively biased because traditional models overlook dividend constraints associated with financial tax incentives, such as accelerated...