Are Dividend Changes a Sign of Firm Maturity?

Journal of Business

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 387-424

  Grullon, Gustavo ^a   Michaely, Roni ^b   Swaminathan, Bhaskaran ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0141977276     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339889     Document Type: Article

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