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Stock Market Liquidity and Firm Dividend Policy

Stock Market Liquidity and Firm Dividend Policy. Suman Banerjee Vladimir A. Gatchev Paul A. Spindt Presenter 周立軒. Agenda. Intuition Sample & Variables Empirical Result Conclusion. Intuition. In MM’s world, Cash Dividend and Liquidity are irrelevant.

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Stock Market Liquidity and Firm Dividend Policy

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  1. Stock Market Liquidity and Firm Dividend Policy SumanBanerjee Vladimir A. Gatchev Paul A. Spindt Presenter 周立軒

  2. Agenda • Intuition • Sample & Variables • Empirical Result • Conclusion

  3. Intuition • In MM’s world, Cash Dividend and Liquidity are irrelevant. • If investors want cash, they can directly sell stock • “Homemade Dividend” • What if the market exist “Friction” ?

  4. Intuition • If Trading Friction exist, investors well demand “Compensation” for the risk. • Market is imperfect • Liquidity is one of the most effective factor

  5. Intuition • So, follow this logic, firms well take Liquidity into account for dividend paying. • Furthermore, the link between Liquidity and Dividend Policy is examined here.

  6. Sample & Variable

  7. Empirical Result

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  17. Empirical Result: Robust Test • Repurchase • Do not affect the result here • Clienteles • Still the same result • ESO • Firms reserve more stock for conversion, are less likely to pay dividend.

  18. Empirical Result

  19. Conclusion • Market Liquidity has negative relation with Dividend Payout. • Firms will pay dividend for catering the liquidity preference of investors • In other words, decline dividend payer can improve Market Liquidity • Firms can decline the sensitivity of Liquidity risk by Paying Dividend.

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