On the reversal of return and dividend growth predictability: A tale of two periods

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 128-151

  Chen, Long ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dividend growth; Dividend price ratio; Equity return; Predictability; Reinvestment

Indexed keywords

EID: 62749162571     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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