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in favor of agency considerations. Studies centered on the May 2003 dividend tax cut confirm that differences in the …
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most persuasive with regard to agency considerations. Studies centered on the May 2003 dividend tax cut confirm that …
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This paper surveys the literature on payout policy. We start out by discussing several stylized facts that are important to the development of any comprehensive payout policy framework. We then describe the Miller and Modigliani (1961) payout irrelevance proposition, and consider the effect of...
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Over 40% of firms that make payouts also raise capital during the same year, resulting in 31% of aggregate share repurchases and dividends being externally financed, primarily with debt. Most externally financed payouts are the result of firms persistently setting payouts above free cash flow....
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examine how dividend taxation affects payout. Utilizing an exogenous shock to dividend taxation, we show that absent any … frictions, dividend taxation has a large impact on payout. As agency issues and shareholder conflicts increase, owners' tax …-preferences have significantly smaller impact on payout. We identify three mechanisms that reduce the dividend-tax sensitivity …
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