Yes, dividends are disappearing: Worldwide evidence

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 662-677

  Fatemi, Ali ^a   Bildik, Recep ^b,c  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Istanbul Stock Exchange   (Turkey)

^c KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dividend payout policy; Dividends; International dividend policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856277891     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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