Dividend policy and the earned/contributed capital mix: a test of the life-cycle theory

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 227-254

  DeAngelo, Harry ^a   DeAngelo, Linda ^a   Stulz, René M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency costs; Contributed capital; Dividends; Earned equity; Payout policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744455448     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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