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1、2150 單詞，11800 英文字符，3700 漢字文獻(xiàn)出處：Brunzell T, Liljeblom E, Löflund A, et al. Dividend policy in Nordic listed firms [J]. Global Finance Journal, 2014, 25(2): 124-135.http://www.wenku1.com/news/908A20D596840F31.html原文Di

2、vidend policy in Nordic listed firmsTor, Eva, Anders, MikaAbstractIn this paper we analyze the results from a survey among all publicly listed Nordic firms on their dividend payout policy. The results show that 72% of th

3、e Nordic companies have a specified dividend policy. Larger and more profitable companies are more likely to have a defined dividend policy in place. The dividend policy is mostly influenced by capital structure consider

4、ations and the outlook of future earnings. We also find that the likelihood for a firm having an explicit dividend policy is positively related to ownership concentration as well as to the presence of large long-term pri

5、vate or industrial owners. Our results support the use of defined dividend policies for agency or monitoring reasons rather than signaling reasons.Keywords: Corporate finance; Dividend policy; Payout; NASDAQ OMXIntroduct

6、ionEver since studies such as Lintner (1956) and Fama and Babiak (1968), a large number of papers have studied corporate dividend policies (payout ratios) and factors that contribute to the payout decision. Recently, foc

7、us has been on the choice between dividends and share repurchases (see for example Guay and Harford, 2000 and Jagannathan et al., 2000; and Skinner, 2008), the question of disappearing dividends (see for example DeAngelo

8、 et al., 2004 and Fama and French, 2001), and the relationship between minority protection and dividends (see for example Faccio et al., 2001 and La Porta et al., 2000). Typically, the dividend payout is found to be a fu

9、nction of factors such as profitability of the company, stability of the earnings, rate of growth, free cash flows, and more recently, the governing structure of the company. In their survey of dividend policies, DeAngel

10、o, DeAngelo and Skinner (2008) conclude that a simple not play a major role (Amihud Gomes, 2000). According to this view, firms can build a reputation of good treatment of shareholders despite weaker shareholder protect