The differences between stock splits and stock dividends: Evidence on the retained earnings hypothesis

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 574-604

  Bechmann, Ken L ^a   Raaballe, Johannes ^b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cash dividends; Retained earnings; Signaling; Stock dividends; Stock splits

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249816826     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.2007.02041.x     Document Type: Article

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