Browsing BI Research Centre's Series by Author "Bøhren, Øyvind"
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Corporate finance and governance in firms with limited liability: Basic characteristics
Berzins, Janis; Bøhren, Øyvind; Rydland, Pål (CCGR Research Report, Research report, 2008)We analyze a wide range of corporate finance and governance characteristics in all active Norwegian firms with limited liability over the period 1994-2005. This sample includes about 77,000 nonlisted (private) firms and ... -
Do stakeholders matter for corporate governance? Behavior and performance of Norwegian banks 1985-2002
Bøhren, Øyvind; Josefsen, Morten G. (CCGR Research Report;1/2007, Research report, 2007)The distribution of formal control rights among the firm’s stakeholders (such as stockholders, creditors, employees, politicians, and customers) attracts considerable public attention in many countries. For instance, a ... -
Stockholder Conflicts and Dividend Payout
Berzins, Janis; Bøhren, Øyvind; Stacescu, Bogdan (CCGR Working Paper;5/2011, Working paper, 2011)This paper examines how dividend policy influences conflicts of interest between majority and minority stockholders in a large sample of private firms with controlling blockholders. We find that a higher potential for ... -
Tax concerns and agency concerns in dividend policy: Holding companies as a separating device
Berzins, Janis; Bøhren, Øyvind; Stacescu, Bogdan (CCGR Working Paper;2/2013, Working paper, 2013)Higher dividends may create value by reducing agency costs, but may also destroy value by increasing tax payments. This paper shows empirically how stockholders use holding companies to establish indirect ownership through ... -
The Governance and Finance of Norwegian Family Firms: Main Characteristics of the Population
Berzins, Janis; Bøhren, Øyvind; Stacescu, Bogdan (CCGR Research Report;01/2018, Working paper, 2018-06)