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Type Journal Article
Scope Discipline-based scholarship
Title Dividend Growth Uncertainty and Stock Prices
Organization Unit
Authors
  • Alexandre Ziegler
Item Subtype Original Work
Refereed Yes
Status Published in final form
Language
  • English
Journal Title Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
Geographical Reach international
Volume 137
Number IV
Page Range 579 - 598
Date 2001
Abstract Text One of the striking phenomena in recent stock market history is the continuous rise in stock prices. Classical explanations for this phenomenon have argued that these apparently high valuations are either caused by measurement error in accounting data, or by high expected future growth in dividends. In this paper, it is shown that a high degree of uncertainty about expected growth in dividends can lead to an increase in stock prices. Moreover, dividend growth uncertainty can lead stock prices to over- or underreact to changes in dividends.
Official URL http://econpapers.repec.org/article/sesarsjes/2001-iv-5.htm
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