Asymmetric price reactions to dividend announcements: Always irrational?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2019
Volume: 185
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We demonstrate analytically that markets tend to react stronger to announcements of dividend cuts vs. increases when dividend payout costs are relatively low. This asymmetry prevails when investors are entirely rational, in contrast to Baker’s et al. (2016) prospect-theory-based explanation.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:185:y:2019:i:c:s0165176519303544
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-25