Payout and asymmetric information

Michel Rakotomavo

Applied Economics Letters, 2010, vol. 17, issue 13, 1299-1304

Abstract: This article investigates the effects of payout policy on the level of asymmetric information in the market for common equity shares. The results suggest that higher dividend levels are associated with lower price impact, both as a percentage of economic value and as a percentage of the spread. And greater share repurchase ratios are associated with lower price impacts as a percentage of the spread. Overall, the results suggest that managers may have more than the choice of market settings as a means to improve the quality of the market for their stock and the efficiency of price.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1080/00036840902881868

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