Has the Propensity to Pay Dividends Declined? Evidence from the US Banking Sector

This article examines the propensity to pay dividends in the U.S banking sector during 1973–2014. Although the propensity to pay dividends has been declining over the 52 years of our sample period, banks are consistently more likely to pay dividends than non-financial firms. Using the coefficients f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shaojie Lai, Qing Wang, Jiangze Du, Shuwen Pi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Risk and Financial Management
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1911-8074/14/3/103