"We test the hypothesis that the 2003 dividend tax cut boosted U.S. stock prices and thus lowered the cost of equity …-sectional response of prices on high-dividend versus low-dividend paying stocks. We do not find any imprint of the dividend tax cut news … on the value of the aggregate U.S. stock market. On the other hand, high-dividend stocks outperformed low-dividend stocks …

I investigate the link between dividend taxes and stock prices in a global setting. Based on findings from an open …-economy after-tax capital asset pricing model, I predict that when the U.S. cut its dividend tax rate in 2003, stock prices will … increase for high-dividend yield foreign firms that are eligible for a U.S. income tax treaty. I examine returns for firms …