Corporate dividend smoothing: The role of cross-listing
Balli F. Agyemang A. Gregory-Allen R. Ozer Balli H.
February 2022Elsevier B.V.
Journal of Corporate Finance
2022#72
This paper examines how, and to what extent, cross-listing impacts corporate dividend smoothing. We report significantly increased dividend smoothing, with idiosyncratic sectoral responses, after cross-listing. Furthermore, we show that sectoral competition and local market development explain the extent of dividend smoothing after cross-listing. To study the dynamics in dividend smoothing channels after cross-listing, we adopt a variance decomposition approach. We find substantial variation in the use of debt and investment channels to absorb net income shocks, keeping dividends smooth after cross-listing. Our findings suggest that, with increased access to a larger pool of capital in the U.S., cross-listed firms are motivated to keep dividends stable through debt and investment decisions after cross-listing.
Cross-listing , Dividend payout , Dividend smoothing , Lintners partial adjustment model , Speed of adjustment
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School of Economics and Finance, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
Al Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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