This paper examines the impact of a major change in dividend taxation introduced in the UK in July 1997. The reform was structured in such a way that the immediate impact fell almost entirely on the largest investor class in the UK, namely pension funds. We analyse the behaviour of share prices...

This paper examines the impact of a major change in dividend taxation introduced in the United Kingdom in July 1997. The reform was structured in such a way that the immediate impact fell almost entirely on the largest investor class in the United Kingdom, namely pension funds. We find...

This paper examines the impact of a major change in dividend taxation introduced in the UK in July 1997. The reform was structured in such a way that the immediate impact fell almost entirely on the largest investor class in the UK, namely pension funds. We analyse the behaviour of share prices...

This Paper examines the impact of a major change in dividend taxation introduced in the UK in July 1997. The reform was structured in such a way that the immediate impact fell almost entirely on the largest investor class in the UK, namely pension funds. We analyse the behaviour of share prices...

[fre] Partage explicite du profit ou partage implicite du profit dans la détermination des salaires . par Sandeep Bhargava et Tim Jenkinson . L'objet de cet article est de s'interroger sur l'affirmation stipulant que le partage explicite du profit réduit le coût marginal du travail. Cette vue...

This clinical paper analyses a new way of conducting IPOs which has recently been introduced in the U.K.  The essential feature of Accelerated IPOs (aIPOs) is that investors from syndicates to bid for the entire offering, and then execute an immediate IPO (within a week).  Vendors can use an...

This paper provides an empirical analysis of the financial structure of large recent buyouts.  We collect detailed information of the financings of 153 large buyouts (averaging over $1 billion in enterprise value).  We document the manner in which these important transactions are financed. ...

Competition between investment banks for lead underwriter mandates in IPOs is fierce, but having committed to a particular bank, the power of the issuer is greatly reduced.  Although information revelation theories justify giving the underwriters influence over pricing and allocation, this...

It is often taken as axiomatic that investors prefer high levels of regulation.  Yet companies have increasingly chosen to list on stock exchanges with lower regulatory requirements.  In this paper we analyse whether investors value high regulatory standards for quoted companies.  We use the...