The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many African societies, regardless of education, religion, and …'éducation, de la religion, et la classe sociale des personnes concernées. Selon de nombreux Africains son incidence est encore …

We analyze the intergenerational transmission of the strength of religion focusing on the interplay between family and …

In this research paper the main focus is on religion and how it is influenced by income and education level, how people … from different social classes look at religion nowadays. It is a known fact that our income, our education will influence … our opinion regarding religion and I analyzed these aspects using a survey carried out by Gallup International for 2014 …

The literature on the economics of religion finds that increased religious participation or religious density is … risky behaviors. The literature suggests that this relationship is causal, and that the gains from religion often tend to be …. Will the positive outcomes associated with religion disappear as western societies become more secularized? …

shareholders, including their further sale. Share repurchase is like dividend payout a form of transferring profit to shareholders …

This study analyzes the firm-specific factors affecting the dividend payout decisions of the companies whose shares are …-Bover/Blunder-Bond two-step system generalized method of moments, a statistically significant positive effect on dividend payout was found in … the relationship between the dividend payout of the previous year, the company's return on equity and the market value …

This paper attempts to understand the linkage of dividend decisions and investors’ perceptions within the context of … the Pakistani corporate sector. It is intended to proffer new evidence for designing dividend policies that satisfies … factors, patterns, processes and preferences for cash dividends. Results indicate that stability in the rate of dividend …

This study compares firms' dividend policy antecedents in four countries. The author surveys managers of 230 companies … from the USA, Canada, and Norway. The main antecedents of dividend policy in these countries are the level of current … little importance for Polish managers, as the history of dividend payouts in Polish-listed companies is brief. The …