Baker, Malcolm; Nagel, Stefan; Wurgler, Jeffrey - In: Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 38 (2007) 1, pp. 231-292
In classical models the division of stock returns into dividends and capital gains has no "real" consequence for … capital gains, empirically measures the effect of dividends on investor consumption. Analysis of data from the Consumer … for total portfolio returns including dividends. Analysis of data from a discount brokerage shows that dividends are …