German firms. To this end, we estimate Lintner (1956) partial adjustment models for both dividends and total payouts. We also … the hypothesis that dividends and repurchases are perfect substitutes. They are also inconsistent with the prediction that … predicts that dividends are used to disburse permanent, and repurchases transitory, earnings. …

We study the importance of owner wages and dividends as alternative payout channels in privately held firms. Using data … on all Swedish closely held corporations and their owner-managers over the period 2000 - 2009, we find that dividends … comprise one-fourth of total payout to owner-managers. Dividends are used as a flexible payout channel. Wages are the preferred …

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). …

-related literature on dividends explores the implications of differential taxes on dividends and capital gains on stocks’ valuation and … firms’ propensity to pay out cash in the form of dividends. The issues investigated in this literature are of central … perspective, dividends should be minimized. We review the theoretical as well as empirical literature on Signaling …