Share repurchases, catering, and dividend substitution

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-50

  Jiang, Zhan ^a   Kim, Kenneth A ^b   Lie, Erik ^c   Yang, Sean ^d  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University 211 West Huaihai Road   (China)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Catering; Dividends; Payout policy; Share repurchases; Substitution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873603455     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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