because a higher productivity of talentedworkers raises not only the value but also the cost of signaling; thelatter stems … from more effort and the choice of a high visibility jobbeing substitutes for the purpose of signaling. Results naturally …

human capital. Classic human capital theory and signaling theory both posit a positive relationship between human capital … die Signaling-Theorie postulieren einen positiven Zusammenhang zwischen Humankapital und dem erfolgreichen Abschluss der …

for dividend increases. Uniquely, this study simultaneously tests the signaling and agency abatement motivations as … increased dividends constrict management's future behavior, abating the agency problem with shareholders. The signaling … partitions dividend increases into a sample motivated by agency abatement and a sample motivated by cash flow signaling. Further …

targeting as signaling devices and evaluate their relative merits with respect to welfare when central banks may have superior … targeting as signaling devices and evaluate their relative merits with respect to welfare when central banks may have superior …

be accomplished by platforms of political parties. Therefore, we analyze a signaling game between a governmental party …