This paper examines and compares the dividend policies of American depository receipt (ADR) firms and U.S. firms and … identifies the factors that determine these policies for both types of companies. We find that ADR firms have higher dividend … comparisons and multivariate analysis show that the determining factors of dividend payout and stock repurchases differ between …

In order to examine non-linear predictability of the US and Japanese dividend-yield ratio, smooth transition regression … of non-linear risk aversion. Our findings support non-linearity in the US and Japanese dividend yield that might be …

Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in the world's most important financial markets have been falling for the past decade …

total number and 37% of the total volume of M&As around the world since the early 1990s. We survey the literature on cross …