Dividend payouts: evidence from U.S. bank holding companies in the context of the financial crisis

We study dividend payouts of 462 U.S. bank holding companies before and during the 2007-09 financial crisis. Fama and French (2001) characteristics (size, profitability and growth opportunities) explain dividend payouts before and during the financial crisis. The agency cost hypothesis explains divi...

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Main Author: Abreu, J. F. (author)
Other Authors: Gulamhussen, M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ciencia.iscte-iul.pt/public/pub/id/9964
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/9873