Determinants of dividend smoothing: Empirical evidence

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3197-3249

  Leary, Mark T ^a   Michaely, Roni ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

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EID: 80052972703     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhr072     Document Type: Article

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