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Testing capital structure theories using error correction models: Evidence from China, India, and South Africa
Kannadhasan, M.; Thakur, Bhanu Pratap Singh; Gupta, C. P.; … - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-19
The objective of this study is to empirically examine the capital structure theories that can explain the capital structure choice made by the firms that are operating in China, India, and South Africa. The study tests the capital structure theories as a stand-alone basis as well as an...
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Do ADR firms have different dividend policies than U.S. firms? A comparative study
Tong, Shenghui; Murtagh, James; Proctor, Richard - In: International Journal of Financial Studies 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-10
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 yields than U.S. firms, while U.S. firms have higher...
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Stock market reaction to COVID-19: Evidence in customer goods sector with the implication for open innovation
Machmuddah, Zaky; Utomo, St. Dwiarso; Suhartono, Entot; … - In: Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and … 6 (2020) 4, pp. 1-13
The coronavirus pandemic has spread all over the world, affecting both the health and economic sectors. The aim of this research was to observe stock prices of customer goods before and after the COVID-19 pandemic using event study and the comparison test. The sample included data of daily...
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Share repurchases as a form of payout for shareholders
Kowerski, Mieczysław - In: e-Finanse: Financial Internet Quarterly 7 (2011) 4, pp. 37-54
. However, contrary to dividends, it is quite a new legal institution, which gained importance in developed capital markets as … repurchasing and changing relations between purchasing shares and paying out dividends in developed capital markets. It also …
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The Global Preference for Dividends in Declining Markets
Goldstein, Michael A.; Goyal, Abhinav; Lucey, Brian M.; … - Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS), … - 2014
levels of dividend payer participation. In summary, we find that it is a global result that dividends do matter to …
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The Diffusion of Corporate Governance to Emerging Markets: Evaluating Two Dimensions of Investor Heterogeneity
Kim, Woochan; Sung, Taeyoon; Wei, Shang-Jin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper investigates whether foreign institutional investors in emerging markets can enhance shareholder value. We pay special attention to two dimensions of investor heterogeneity: whether an investor declares itself as an activist, and whether an investor comes from a country with a strong...
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EFFECT OF DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT ON SHAREHOLDERS’ VALUE: EVIDENCE FROM SAUDI ARABIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
Uddin, Md Hamid; Osman, Diaeldin - In: The International Journal of Business and Finance Research 2 (2008) 1, pp. 87-101
. Hence, companies invest excess funds in positive net present value projects instead of paying out as dividends. Literature … also suggests that market valuation of stocks depends on the expected future dividends. If company pays out all earnings …, paying more cash would increase the shareholders tax liability. Despite, companies often pay cash dividends to the …
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Liquidity provisions by individual investor trading prior to dividend announcements: Evidence from Taiwan
Chen, Zhijuan; Lin, William T.; Ma, Changfeng; Tsai, … - In: The North American Journal of Economics and Finance 28 (2014) C, pp. 358-374
This paper investigates the role of liquidity provisions played by individual investors prior to dividend announcements in Taiwan. We first document a positive relationship between aggregate individual trading before dividend announcements and abnormal stock returns in the one month after the...
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Creditor rights and the outcome model of dividends
Byrne, Julie; O’Connor, Thomas - In: The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 52 (2012) 2, pp. 227-242
rights are weak, creditors demand, and firms consent to lower dividends. These findings show that creditors, and not …
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Cash holdings and share repurchases: International evidence
Lee, Bong Soo; Suh, Jungwon - In: Journal of Corporate Finance 17 (2011) 5, pp. 1306-1329
In this study, we examine the patterns and determinants of share repurchases using firm-level data from seven major countries—Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the U.K., and the U.S.—over the period 1998–2006. We find that while non-U.S. firms do not repurchase shares as much as...
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