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Ownership structure and corporate cash holdings in Jordan: the role of government ownership

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  • Ahmad Alkhataybeh
  • Safaa Adnan AlSmadi
  • Alaaeddin Al-Tarawneh
  • Mohammad A. Khataybeh
  • Mohammad Ziad Shakhatreh

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Using a dataset of 107 listed firms in Jordan from 2009 to 2018, we employed the generalized method of moments (GMM) to examine the effect of ownership structure on the level of corporate cash holdings. We found that higher government ownership is associated with higher cash holdings. On the other hand, different forms of ownership, namely block holding and individual and foreign ownership, were found to be insignificant. We further examined why firms in Jordan hold cash, concluding that when the level of government ownership rises, firms do not employ cash reserves for investments nor for dividend payments, which in light of governmental political purposes could be a clear indicator of agency problems.

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  • Ahmad Alkhataybeh & Safaa Adnan AlSmadi & Alaaeddin Al-Tarawneh & Mohammad A. Khataybeh & Mohammad Ziad Shakhatreh, 2023. "Ownership structure and corporate cash holdings in Jordan: the role of government ownership," Journal of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(1), pages 2279444-227, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:recsxx:v:26:y:2023:i:1:p:2279444
    DOI: 10.1080/15140326.2023.2279444
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