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This paper examines and compares the dividend policies of American depository receipt (ADR) firms and U.S. firms and identifies the factors that determine these policies for both types of companies. We find that ADR firms have higher dividend yields than U.S. firms, while U.S. firms have higher...
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In this paper, I study the valuation effects of cross listing in the U.S. for a panel of emerging market firms over the period from 1990 to 2003. In line with Kristian-Hope et al. (2007), I find that only those firms from high disclosure regimes gain from Level 2/3 listing in the U.S. The gains...
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firms substitute dividends for enhanced governance. I find no such effect for Rule 144a firms. Interestingly, I document … evidence inconsistent with the legal bonding hypothesis for Level 1 firms. I believe that their ability to pay lower dividends … a sizable proportion of their earnings as dividends. I find that the firm-level governance of Level 1 firms, as measured …
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We examine the effect of increased regulatory enforcement threat on the dividend policies of foreign firms listed in US stock exchanges. The staggered signing of the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU) by the US and foreign regulators facilitates cross-border regulatory cooperation...
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undertake a repurchase (reduce the shareholder base even further) and are more likely to pay special dividends …
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We use new data from SEC filings to investigate how S&P 500 firms execute their open market repurchase programs. We find that smaller S&P 500 firms repurchase less frequently than larger firms, and at a price which is significantly lower than the average market price. Their repurchase activity...
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