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Corporate cash holdings: Evidence from Switzerland

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  • Wolfgang Drobetz

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  • Matthias Grüninger

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    Article provided by Springer & Swiss Society for Financial Market Research in its journal Financial Markets and Portfolio Management.

    Volume (Year): 21 (2007)
    Issue (Month): 3 (September)
    Pages: 293-324

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    Handle: RePEc:kap:fmktpm:v:21:y:2007:i:3:p:293-324
    DOI: 10.1007/s11408-007-0052-8
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    Keywords: Cash holdings; Transaction costs motive; Precautionary motive; Corporate governance; G32;

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    • 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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    1. Naiwei Chen & Tsai-Chen Yang, 2017. "Democracy, rule of law, and corporate governance—a liquidity perspective," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 18(1), pages 35-70, February.
    2. Naiwei Chen & Meiya Chang, 2013. "Financial Crisis and Corporate Liquidity: Implications for Emerging Markets," Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Springer;Japanese Association of Financial Economics and Engineering, vol. 20(1), pages 1-30, March.
    3. Heru Fahlevi & Muhammad Arfan & Hafidah Hafidah, 2016. "The Influence of Dividend Payments, Profitability, Liquidity and Firm Size for Cash Holdings ? Case of Indonesian Manufacturing Companies," Proceedings of International Academic Conferences 4106579, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
    4. Shah, Hamid Ali & Shah, Attaullah, 2016. "The relationship between judicial efficiency and corporate cash holdings: An international study," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 448-462.
    5. Natalia Nehrebecka & Anna Białek-Jaworska, 2016. "Determinanty inwestycji finansowych przedsiębiorstw w Polsce," Gospodarka Narodowa, Warsaw School of Economics, issue 3, pages 35-55.

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