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1. 1. Why would firms choose dividends over share repurchases?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Emma Jansson; Chonnikarn Janesiripanich; [2018]
   Keywords : Dividend; Share repurchase; Firm value; Panel data; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between the two different payout policies, dividends and share repurchases, and firm value in the Swedish market. We aim to clarify how the lack of difference in taxation of dividends and capital gains in Sweden affects investors’ preferences for different payout policies and whether a certain payout policy incentivizes investor to pay extra for a firm that applies this policy. READ MORE