Taxation and the cash flow sensitivity of dividends

This paper investigates tax reasons for cross-sectional deviations from the general consensus in literature that a firm’s cash flow has a positive effect on dividend payout. We use a large multinational panel data set to show that the positive cash flow sensitivity of dividends is decreasing in divi...

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Autores: Jacob, M. (Marcus)|||/items/772ce136-20ce-4e11-af93-e04ce86e6b8d, Jacob, M. (Martin)|||/items/b4c80971-c877-4230-904c-54573540e482
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/120186
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/120186
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Taxation
Dividends
Cash flow sensitivity
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Sumario:This paper investigates tax reasons for cross-sectional deviations from the general consensus in literature that a firm’s cash flow has a positive effect on dividend payout. We use a large multinational panel data set to show that the positive cash flow sensitivity of dividends is decreasing in dividend taxes.