We examine the operating performance subsequent to dividend initiations by comparing firms with similar pre … information content of dividend initiations regarding future earnings is reflected in the long-term reaction …

persistently affects dividend payments than stock repurchases. It also has a boosting effect on stock returns in the Bush Tax Cut … that is 75 % greater than their reducing effect in the Obama Tax Increase, in absolute terms, controlling for dividend … realize that some dividend-paying firms could change their dividend policies …

This paper investigates the effects of capital gains and dividend taxes on excess returns around announcements of … dividend increases and ex-dividend days for U.S. corporations. Consistent with standard no-arbitrage conditions, we find that … the ex-dividend day premium increased from 2002 to 2004 when the dividend tax rate was cut. Consistent with the signalling …

This paper investigates the effects of capital gains and dividend taxes on excess returns around announcements of … dividend increases and ex-dividend days for U.S. corporations. Consistent with standard no-arbitrage conditions, we find that … the ex-dividend day premium increased from 2002 to 2004 when the dividend tax rate was cut. Consistent with the signalling …

This paper examines the effect of institutional ownership on stock volatility, returns, and dividend policy in Egypt …. It also investigates the impact of dividend policy on the direction of the relation between institutional ownership and … on dividend payout ratio. Finally, we show that private institutional ownership significantly increases volatility for …

We analyze a firm's choice between dividend payments and stock repurchases under heterogeneous beliefs and the … of its equity, choose between paying out its cash available through a dividend payment or a stock repurchase, as well as …. Finally, we develop a number of new results characterizing a firm's long-run stock returns following dividend payments and …

Using Internet search volume of dividend-related keywords to measure investor preference for dividends that varies over … time and across states, we show that dividend sentiment affects corporate policies and asset prices. Investors search more … funds that pay high dividends receive more inflows when dividend sentiment is stronger. Further, firms initiate or increase …

, multiple total stock return measures distinguishing dividend payouts from simple stock returns. Results suggest that both … explicit and implicit risks are positively related to dividend payouts and not to stock returns, while the overall effect on … exposure and, probably as a consequence, boards in carbon intensive companies use dividend policies to attract investment in …

, multiple total stock return measures distinguishing dividend payouts from simple stock returns. Results suggest that both … explicit and implicit risks are positively related to dividend payouts and not to stock returns, while the overall effect on … exposure and, probably as a consequence, boards in carbon intensive companies use dividend policies to attract investment in …

firms that either increased or initiated cash dividend payments during the 23-year period 1986-2008, we find reduction in … explains the dividend payment decision and the positive market reaction around dividend increases and initiations. Further … following dividend increases and initiations …