This paper uses British data to examine the effects of dividend taxes on investors' relative valuation of dividends and … radical changes and several minor reforms in British dividend tax policy during the last twenty-five years. Studying the … data on a much broader sample, we find clear evidence that taxes change equilibrium relationships between dividend yields …

Numerous empirical studies have attempted to measure the effect of changes in dividend policy on corporate equity … values. One of the most popular study methodologies has been an examination of share price changes around ex-dividend days …. Comparing the movement in a stock's price with its nominal dividend payment leads to estimates of the stock market's relative …