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Shareholder Protection, Ownership, and Dividends: Russian Evidence

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  • Eva Liljeblom
  • Benjamin Maury

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This article investigates the relation between corporate governance mechanisms and dividend policy in Russian firms. Using a sample of Russian listed firms over the period 1998–2003, we estimate models for dividend pay probability and payout size. We find that there has been a significant increase in dividend payout levels which coincide with improvements in legal shareholder protection. State controlled firms are more frequent dividend payers as compared to other majority owned firms. We also find that dual share firms, in which corporate charters protect minority interests, have a higher dividend pay probability; while firms reporting according to US GAAP, which may be less likely to manipulate earnings, have a lower dividend payout.

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  • Eva Liljeblom & Benjamin Maury, 2016. "Shareholder Protection, Ownership, and Dividends: Russian Evidence," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(10), pages 2414-2433, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:52:y:2016:i:10:p:2414-2433
    DOI: 10.1080/1540496X.2015.1073991
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    1. Jyri Kinnunen & Minna Martikainen, 2017. "Expected Returns and Idiosyncratic Risk: Industry-Level Evidence from Russia," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(11), pages 2528-2544, November.
    2. Ichiro Iwasaki, 2018. "Corporate Governance System and Regional Heterogeneity: Evidence from East and West Russia," International Journal of the Economics of Business, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(3), pages 391-420, September.
    3. Aleksandra Pieloch-Babiarz, 2019. "Ownership structure, board characteristics and dividend policy: evidence from the Warsaw Stock Exchange," Ekonomia i Prawo, Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika, vol. 18(3), pages 317-330, September.
    4. Anwer, Zaheer & Mohamad, Shamsher & Paltrinieri, Andrea & Hassan, M. Kabir, 2021. "Dividend payout policy of Shariah compliant firms: Evidence from United States," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 69(C).
    5. Shah, Muhammad Hashim & Xiao, Zuoping & Abdullah,, 2023. "Internal pyramid structure, judicial efficiency, firm-level governance and dividend policy," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 83(C), pages 764-785.
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    7. John Murugesu & Chandra Sakaran, 2019. "The Interaction of Market Risk and Idiosyncratic Risk on Equity Mutual Fund Returns," International Journal of Financial Research, International Journal of Financial Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 10(6), pages 1-14, October.
    8. Khalfan, Twahir M. & Wendt, Stefan, 2020. "The impact of ownership concentration on payout across Nordic firms," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 56(C).

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