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2023
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[Journal:] Journal of Applied Economics [ISSN:] 1667-6726 [Volume:] 26 [Issue:] 1 [Article No.:] 2279444 [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 1-22
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Taylor & Francis, Abingdon
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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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corporate cash holdings
GMM estimation
government ownership
Ownership structure
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