Signaling managerial optimism through stock dividends and stock splits: A reexamination of the retained earnings hypothesis

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 531-561

  Crawford, Dean ^a   Franz, Diana R ^b   Lobo, Gerald J ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 25644434266     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022109000001861     Document Type: Article

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