Dividends, share repurchases, and the substitution hypothesis

Journal of Finance

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1649-1684

  Grullon, Gustavo ^a   Michaely, Roni ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0042170206     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6261.00474     Document Type: Article

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