Purpose – This study seeks to examine the determinants of dividend payout ratios of listed companies in Ghana. Design …/methodology/approach – The analyses are performed using data derived from the financial statements of firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange … payout policy decisions of listed firms in Ghana.  …

This paper examines the consistence of the determinants of dividend payout in financial and non- financial firms in … Ghana. The sample for the study was drawn from listed firms on the Ghana stock exchange from 2000 to 2009.The study used … ordinary least squares panel regression model to estimate the determinants of dividend payout. The results revealed that, out …

, whether dividends smoothen earnings, estimate the implicit target dividend ratio, and examine the determinants along with … speed of adjustment of dividends towards a long run target ratio. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses the … – In the post‐reform period lower dividends are consistent with rapid growth in the economic environment and the tendency …

investment trusts (REITs) and further look at their determinants. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses standard event … analyze determinants. Findings – Using a sample of 37 announcements from fourth quarter 2008 till first quarter 2010, the … identify the characteristics of REITs that declare stock dividends. For investors who rely on market trading information, study …

performance on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Design/methodology/approach – Panel data covering a period from 2002 to 2007 for 23 … to be significant determinants of dividend performance on the GSE. Originality/value – The paper considers a much broader …

determinants using four rounds of Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys (1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008) data. Methods: The study uses … cross-sectional and pooled probit and negative bionomial regressions models to estimate the determinants of use of the above …