The well-known tendency of investors to favor cash dividends emerges quite naturally in two new theories of choice behavior [the theory of self-control due to Thaler and Shefrin (1981) and the version of prospect theory set out by Kahneman and Tversky (1979)]. Although our treatment is novel when viewed from the perspective of standard financial theory, it provides explanations for a phenomenon...

the purpose of this study is to measure how much the stock prices decline ofter ex-dividend date in tehran stock exchange. another parpose of the study is to investigate whether the marginal tax rates of stock holders have any effect on the dividend policy of the companies listed in tehran stock exchange. the results showed that the decline in stock price was less than the amount of dividend pe...

We develop and test a theory of the interaction between investors' heterogeneity, risk, transactions costs and trading volume. To test our model we take advantage of the specific nature of trading motives around the distribution of cash dividends namely the costly trading of tax shields. Consistent with the theory, we show that when trades occur because of differential valuation of cash flows a...

This study aimed to determine the effects of operating cash flows and net income on dividend cash. The hypothesis taken was that H1 effect flow dividends H2 dividends. population this were food beverage companies registered in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) 2015 – 2019. sampling method used purposive sampling, is sample selection with certain criteria. Eight met criteria obtained, so total size...

This study shows the payment of cash dividends is not necessary for successful corporatefinancial management in mature firms. A mature company in a mature industry, theCrown Cork and Seal Company did not pay any common dividends over a 33-yearperiod. Instead, the firm used stock repurchases flexibly to manage the challenges ofdeclining industry growth potential. Crown’s share re...

This paper investigates the interaction between product market competition and managers’ decision to distribute cash to shareholders. Using a large sample of manufacturing firms, we find that firms in more competitive industries pay more dividends than firms in less competitive markets. Further, consistent with agency theory, we find that the effect of product market competition on corporate pa...

This paper examines the stock price effect in New Zealand of announcements of increases in dividends and of share repurchases from 1993 to 2009. The results are related to the soft substitution hypothesis on Australian data. Dividend-increase announcements provoke a greater positive effect on the stock price than buyback announcements. The preference of the marginal investor is also examined wh...

Using Japanese firm data, this paper examines the relationship between firm value and financing decision factors within a free cash flow (FCF) framework. The findings are broadly consistent with the positive tax benefits hypothesis. We find that in firms leverage is positively related to firm value and dividends are negatively related to firm value during the sample period, 1985 to 1996. The re...