cross-section, we show that both dividend levels and changes contain more earnings information among firms with weaker … information through their dividend changes. We show that for firms with strong investment opportunities, because funding … dividend payout …

Dividend reductions have long been considered a "last resort" action for firm managers. Managerial reluctance to reduce … dividends emanates from the view that dividend drops signal managerial pessimism regarding future earnings. Contrary to … expectations, studies show that earnings rebound significantly following a dividend reduction; yet investors react negatively to …

infrequent stock dividend distributors have higher post-distribution operating performance relative to frequent distributors. We … also find that the illiquidity measure is significantly related to the announcement effect only for frequent stock dividend …

This paper finds that dividend signaling hypothesis is able to explain the phenomenon of assets concentration in short … and medium investments in Islamic Interest-Free banking (IIFBs). In this paper a dividend signaling model framework has … been introduced, where in the process of maintaining a stable dividend, mangers of Islamic Interest-Free banking (IIFBs …

effects considered in signaling games. We show that paying out free cash flow, either as a dividend or via repurchasing shares … dividend as long as capital gains are not heavily discriminated by taxation in relation to dividends. The positive price effect … of dividends can be enhanced if the firm implements a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP). …

In this paper, we derive an intertemporal dividend-surprise-augmented asset-pricing model and show that the expected … risk premium compensates for stock returns’ exposure to (i) the market-wide dividend-surprise hedge portfolio based on … dividend yield surprise and volatilities, in addition to (ii) the excess market return without dividend yield (as in the …

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 …

How do dividend taxes affect stock volatility? In this paper, I use a decrease in dividend taxes as a natural … contract, changes in stock volatility due to dividend taxes may increase agency costs and therefore decrease overall welfare …-neutral shareholders, dividend taxes may exacerbate agency costs. The increase in agency costs will decrease shareholder welfare, which can …