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From: The influence of share buybacks on ill-health and health inequity: an exploratory analysis using a socio-ecological determinants of health lens

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Estimated value of share buyback expenditure and dividend payments made by US-listed fossil fuel corporations versus the annual average price of crude oil imported into the US, 1982–2021. Sources: Compustat North America (via Wharton Research Data Services) and US Energy Information Administration. Values fixed to 2021 USD. Estimated annual value of ‘open market’ share repurchases = value of common and preferred stock purchases made minus the calculated reduction in the net value of preferred stocks outstanding

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Globalization and Health

ISSN: 1744-8603