Dividend payout policies: Evidence from Latin America

This paper examines dividend payout policies for firms in six Latin American countries from 1995 to 2013. As predicted by the pecking order and trade-off models, the dividend payout is positively linked to profitability and negatively related to past indebtedness and investment opportunities. We als...

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Autores:
Benavides Franco, Julián
Perafán, Héctor
Berggrun Preciado, Luis
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2016
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Universidad ICESI
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Economía
Economics
Modelo de negocios
Endeudamiento
Rentabilidad empresarial
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dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv Dividend payout policies: Evidence from Latin America
title Dividend payout policies: Evidence from Latin America
spellingShingle Dividend payout policies: Evidence from Latin America
Economía
Economics
Modelo de negocios
Endeudamiento
Rentabilidad empresarial
title_short Dividend payout policies: Evidence from Latin America
title_full Dividend payout policies: Evidence from Latin America
title_fullStr Dividend payout policies: Evidence from Latin America
title_full_unstemmed Dividend payout policies: Evidence from Latin America
title_sort Dividend payout policies: Evidence from Latin America
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Benavides Franco, Julián
Perafán, Héctor
Berggrun Preciado, Luis
dc.contributor.author.spa.fl_str_mv Benavides Franco, Julián
Perafán, Héctor
Berggrun Preciado, Luis
dc.subject.spa.fl_str_mv Economía
Economics
Modelo de negocios
Endeudamiento
Rentabilidad empresarial
topic Economía
Economics
Modelo de negocios
Endeudamiento
Rentabilidad empresarial
description This paper examines dividend payout policies for firms in six Latin American countries from 1995 to 2013. As predicted by the pecking order and trade-off models, the dividend payout is positively linked to profitability and negatively related to past indebtedness and investment opportunities. We also find that the target dividend payout ratio is positively related to governance indicators at the country level. In addition, the speed to which firms adjust their dividends to changes in earnings is lower in high governance countries in the region. Thus, firms smooth dividends more in countries with higher governance scores. We do not find evidence supporting the lifecycle theory nor illiquidity effects on dividends levels.
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spelling Benavides Franco, JuliánPerafán, HéctorBerggrun Preciado, Luishfperafan@icesi.edu.cojbenavid@icesi.edu.coAmsterdam de Lat: 41 08 00 N degrees minutes Lat: 41.1333 decimal degrees Long: 080 08 00 W degrees minutes Long: -80.1333 decimal degrees2017-09-27T21:33:51Z2017-09-27T21:33:51Z2016-05-011544-6123http://hdl.handle.net/10906/82066instname: Universidad Icesireponame: Biblioteca Digitalrepourl: https://repository.icesi.edu.co/This paper examines dividend payout policies for firms in six Latin American countries from 1995 to 2013. As predicted by the pecking order and trade-off models, the dividend payout is positively linked to profitability and negatively related to past indebtedness and investment opportunities. We also find that the target dividend payout ratio is positively related to governance indicators at the country level. In addition, the speed to which firms adjust their dividends to changes in earnings is lower in high governance countries in the region. Thus, firms smooth dividends more in countries with higher governance scores. We do not find evidence supporting the lifecycle theory nor illiquidity effects on dividends levels.13 páginasDigitalapplication/pdfengElsevierFacultad de Ciencias Administrativas y EconómicasContaduría Pública y Finanzas InternacionalesDepartamento Contable Y FinancieroAmsterdam .Finance Research Letters, Vol. 17 - 2016EL AUTOR, expresa que la obra objeto de la presente autorización es original y la elaboró sin quebrantar ni suplantar los derechos de autor de terceros, y de tal forma, la obra es de su exclusiva autoría y tiene la titularidad sobre éste. PARÁGRAFO: en caso de queja o acción por parte de un tercero referente a los derechos de autor sobre el artículo, folleto o libro en cuestión, EL AUTOR, asumirá la responsabilidad total, y saldrá en defensa de los derechos aquí autorizados; para todos los efectos, la Universidad Icesi actúa como un tercero de buena fe. 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