On the Differential Market Reaction to Dividend Announcement: Evidence from an Emerging Equity Market

Vol.4,No.3(2013)

Abstract
The corporate finance literature for market reaction to dividend announcements reports mixed results

Keywords:
dividend announcement; cumulative abnormal returns; firm-specific factors; market reaction
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