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Original Articles

The Relative Cost of Internal vs. External Equity in South Africa: The Impact of Capital Gains and Dividend Taxes

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Pages 97-116 | Received 01 Aug 2012, Accepted 01 May 2013, Published online: 16 Sep 2015

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