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Stock Dividends As Signals

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  • J. Randall Woolridge, 1983. "Stock Dividends As Signals," Journal of Financial Research, Southern Finance Association;Southwestern Finance Association, vol. 6(1), pages 1-12, March.
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    1. Kalay, Avner, 1980. "Signaling, Information Content, and the Reluctance to Cut Dividends," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 15(4), pages 855-869, November.
    2. J. Randall Woolridge, 1982. "The Information Content Of Dividend Changes," Journal of Financial Research, Southern Finance Association;Southwestern Finance Association, vol. 5(3), pages 237-247, September.
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    3. Dhatt, Manjeet S. & Kim, Yong H. & Mukherji, Sandip, 1997. "The role of stock dividends in Korea," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 8(2), pages 295-308.
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    5. Heavilin, Jason E. & Songur, Hilmi, 2019. "Stock distributions and the Retained Earnings Hypothesis revisited," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 240-245.
    6. Chinmoy Ghosh & J. Randall Woolridge, 1988. "An Analysis Of Shareholder Reaction To Dividend Cuts And Omissions," Journal of Financial Research, Southern Finance Association;Southwestern Finance Association, vol. 11(4), pages 281-294, December.
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