A catering theory of dividends

Journal of Finance

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1125-1165

  Baker, Malcolm ^a,b   Wurgler, Jeffrey ^c  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NBER ^*

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2942716949     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2004.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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