On the timing and pricing of dividends

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1596-1618

  Van Binsbergen, Jules ^a   Brandt, Michael ^b   Koijen, Ralph ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84862589052     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.4.1596     Document Type: Review

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