Doctoral thesis of Philosophy: Corporate ownership, equity agency costs and dividend policy: an empirical analysis

The main contents of the thesis consist of: Chapter 1: introduction; chapter 2: corporate ownership, equity agency costs and dividend policy; chapter 3: corporate ownership and equity agency costs: an australian study; chapter 4: largest shareholder and equity agency costs: an international study; chapter 5: largest shareholder and dividend policy: an international study; chapter 6: conclusion.