Do Emerging Market Firms Follow Different Dividend Policies From U.S. Firms?

Varouj Aivazian, Laurence Booth and Sean Cleary

Journal of Financial Research, 2003, vol. 26, issue 3, 371-387

Abstract: We find that emerging market firms exhibit dividend behavior similar to U.S. firms, in the sense that dividends are explained by profitability, debt, and the market‐to‐book ratio. However, empirical dividend policy equations are structurally different, indicating different sensitivities to these variables. Additionally, emerging market firms seem to be more affected by asset mix, which seems to be due to their greater reliance on bank debt. Overall, country factors are as important in dividend policies as previous studies find them to be in capital structure decisions.

Date: 2003
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