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Stock Market Liquidity and Firm Dividend Policy

EFMA 2003 Helsinki Meetings

47 Pages Posted: 18 Apr 2003 Last revised: 9 Jan 2018

See all articles by Suman Banerjee

Suman Banerjee

Stevens Institute of Technology; Stevens Institute of Technology

Vladimir A. Gatchev

University of Central Florida - Department of Finance

Paul A. Spindt

Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business

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Date Written: February 25, 2005

Abstract

We provide evidence of a link between firm dividend policy and stock market liquidity. In the cross-section, owners of less (more) liquid common stock are more (less) likely to receive cash dividends. Over time, the notable increase in US stock market liquidity explains most of the declining propensity of firms to pay dividends documented by Fama and French (2001). We further show that past liquidity is an important determinant of dividend initiations and omissions for individual firms. Extending our analysis, we find evidence that sensitivity of firm value to innovations in aggregate liquidity declines after dividend initiations.

Keywords: Payout policy, Payout choice, Dividends, Liquidity, Trading costs

JEL Classification: G35, G33

Suggested Citation

Banerjee, Suman and Gatchev, Vladimir A. and Spindt, Paul A., Stock Market Liquidity and Firm Dividend Policy (February 25, 2005). EFMA 2003 Helsinki Meetings, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=391663

Suman Banerjee

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Stevens Institute of Technology ( email )

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Vladimir A. Gatchev (Contact Author)

University of Central Florida - Department of Finance ( email )

Orlando, FL 32816-1400
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HOME PAGE: http://www.bus.ucf.edu/vgatchev/

Paul A. Spindt

Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business ( email )

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New Orleans, LA 70118
United States
504-865-5413 (Phone)

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