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Did Firms Substitute Dividends for Share Repurchases after the 2003 Reductions in Shareholder Tax Rates?

Shackelford, Douglas A.; Blouin, Jennifer L.; Raedy, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007

This paper tests whether firms altered their dividend and share repurchase policies in response to the 2003 reductions … in shareholder tax rates. We predict that firms substituted dividends for repurchases, because the reduction in dividend … (particularly officers and managers) when setting dividend and share repurchase policies. …

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Did Dividends Increase Immediately After the 2003 Reduction in Tax Rates?

Shackelford, Douglas A.; Blouin, Jennifer L.; Raedy, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2004

from 38.1 percent to 15 percent. This study analyzes dividend declarations in the quarter following passage. Aggregate … dividends rose by 9 percent when boards of directors first met following enactment. Consistent with the dividend changes being … tax-motivated, they are increasing in the percentage of the firm held by individuals. Dividend changes also increased with …

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Capital Gains Taxes and Stock Reactions to Quarterly Earnings Announcements

Shackelford, Douglas A.; Blouin, Jennifer L.; Raedy, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2000

This paper examines the impact of capital gains taxes on equity pricing. Examining three-day cumulative abnormal returns for quarterly earning announcements from 1983-1997, we present evidence consistent with shareholders' capital gains taxes affecting stock price responses. To our knowledge,...

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The Impact of Capital Gains Taxes on Stock Price Reactions to S&P 500 Inclusion

Shackelford, Douglas A.; Blouin, Jennifer L.; Raedy, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2000

This paper contributes to our understanding of the determinants of price responses to inclusion in the S&P 500 by providing evidence consistent with capital gains tax planning impacting stock reactions. Tests are conducted on 426 additions from 1978-1999. We regress the returns on the first...

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Capital Gains Holding Periods and Equity Trading: Evidence from the 1998 Tax Act

Shackelford, Douglas A.; Blouin, Jennifer L.; Raedy, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2000

This paper exploits an unusually powerful setting to explore a choice many individual investors face regularly the decision to sell today or postpone selling until lower rates are available in the future. We examine trading volume and stock returns around the 1998 reduction in the holding period...

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What Makes Annuitization More Appealing?

Laibson, David; Madrian, Brigitte C.; Beshears, John; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012

We conduct and analyze two large surveys of hypothetical annuitization choices. We find that allowing individuals to annuitize a fraction of their wealth increases annuitization relative to a situation where annuitization is an "all or nothing" decision. Very few respondents choose declining...

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Financial Literacy, Financial Education and Economic Outcomes

Madrian, Brigitte C.; Hastings, Justine S.; Skimmyhorn, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012

In this article we review the literature on financial literacy, financial education, and consumer financial outcomes. We consider how financial literacy is measured in the current literature, and examine how well the existing literature addresses whether financial education improves financial...

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Mental Accounting in Portfolio Choice: Evidence from a Flypaper Effect

Laibson, David; Madrian, Brigitte C.; Choi, James J. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007

Consistent with mental accounting, we document that investors sometimes choose the asset allocation for one account without considering the asset allocation of their other accounts. The setting is a firm that changed its 401(k) matching rules. Initially, 401(k) enrollees chose the allocation of...

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How Does Simplified Disclosure Affect Individuals' Mutual Fund Choices?

Laibson, David; Madrian, Brigitte C.; Beshears, John; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009

We use an experiment to estimate the effect of the SEC's Summary Prospectus, which simplifies mutual fund disclosure. Our subjects chose an equity portfolio and a bond portfolio. Subjects received either statutory prospectuses or Summary Prospectuses. We find no evidence that the Summary...

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Simplification and Saving

Laibson, David; Madrian, Brigitte C.; Beshears, John; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2006

The daunting complexity of important financial decisions can lead to procrastination. We evaluate a low-cost intervention that substantially simplifies the retirement savings plan participation decision. Individuals received an opportunity to enroll in a retirement savings plan at a pre-selected...

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