This study examines abnormal stock return around the announcement of the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption (LCGE) in the Canadian federal tax system. The revised code, adopted May 23, 1985 provided individual taxpayers with a cumulative tax exemption for capital gains, up to a lifetime limit of...

We empirically document that stock prices moved inversely with dividend yields during the May, 1997 week, when the White House and Congress agreed on a budget accord that included a reduction in the capital gains tax rate. The share prices of firms not currently paying dividends increased...

We empirically document that stock prices moved inversely with dividend yields during the May, 1997 week, when the White House and Congress agreed on a budget accord that included a reduction in the capital gains tax rate. The share prices of firms not currently paying dividends increased...