Why Individual Investors Want Dividends
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- Dong, M. & Robinson, C. & Veld, C.H., 2003. "Why Individual Investors want Dividends," Discussion Paper 2003-28, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
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Dividends; individual investors; survey;JEL classification:
- G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
- G35 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Payout Policy
- G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ACC-2004-12-12 (Accounting & Auditing)
- NEP-ALL-2004-12-12 (All new papers)
- NEP-FIN-2004-12-12 (Finance)
- NEP-FIN-2004-12-15 (Finance)
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