Catering to investor sentiment for dividends: contestability or collusion of the largest shareholders?
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DOI: 10.24136/eq.2022.015
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Keywords
dividend payout; the catering effect of dividends; contestability & collusion of the largest shareholders; investor sentiment for dividends;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
- G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
- G35 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Payout Policy
- G41 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making in Financial Markets
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