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Firm location and corporate dividend policy: evidence from China

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  • Sheng Yao
  • Wei-Wei Zhang
  • Chen-Miao Lin

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We investigate the relation between a firm’s geographic location and its dividend policy. We find that firms headquartered in the National Central Cities, cities with high-speed rail (HSR), and with shorter distance to the nearest National Central City pay higher dividends. We find evidence that attributes the higher dividends to an increase in the number of analysts’ site visits, greater information transparency, and a reduction in financial constraints. Finally, the observed increases in dividends tend to be stronger for firms that benefit the most from improvements in the information environment after the arrival of HSR, such as firms located in regions without regional airports, firms located in areas with a lower regional gross domestic product, firms located a greater distance to the closest National Central City, and firms that are smaller, state-owned, have a shorter listing history in the exchanges, and have a more concentrated ownership.

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  • Sheng Yao & Wei-Wei Zhang & Chen-Miao Lin, 2019. "Firm location and corporate dividend policy: evidence from China," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(58), pages 6213-6234, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:51:y:2019:i:58:p:6213-6234
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2019.1613511
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