Do dividend clienteles exist? Evidence on dividend preferences of retail investors

Journal of Finance

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1305-1336

  Graham, John R ^a   Kumar, Alok ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 33745728776     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2006.00873.x     Document Type: Article

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