Bank stability and dividend policy

Relying on a US bank sample, we document the double-edged sword of dividends on the bank's riskiness. Paying dividends exposes banks to stricter market discipline, then decreases the risk-taking behaviors of bank management compared with non-payers, consistent with the Dividend-Stability Channe...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:37c8b01273054b599b9151ac46f068252021-11-04T15:51:57ZBank stability and dividend policy2332-203910.1080/23322039.2021.1982234https://doaj.org/article/37c8b01273054b599b9151ac46f068252021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2021.1982234https://doaj.org/toc/2332-2039Relying on a US bank sample, we document the double-edged sword of dividends on the bank's riskiness. Paying dividends exposes banks to stricter market discipline, then decreases the risk-taking behaviors of bank management compared with non-payers, consistent with the Dividend-Stability Channel. However, among banks that pay dividends, excessive dividends makes them riskier, consistent with the Dividend-Fragility Channel. Our results remain unchanged due to a battery of robustness testings.Dung Viet TranTaylor & Francis Grouparticlebanksdividendspayout policyriskFinanceHG1-9999Economic theory. DemographyHB1-3840ENCogent Economics & Finance, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2021)
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topic banks
dividends
payout policy
risk
Finance
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Economic theory. Demography
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spellingShingle banks
dividends
payout policy
risk
Finance
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Economic theory. Demography
HB1-3840
Dung Viet Tran
Bank stability and dividend policy
description Relying on a US bank sample, we document the double-edged sword of dividends on the bank's riskiness. Paying dividends exposes banks to stricter market discipline, then decreases the risk-taking behaviors of bank management compared with non-payers, consistent with the Dividend-Stability Channel. However, among banks that pay dividends, excessive dividends makes them riskier, consistent with the Dividend-Fragility Channel. Our results remain unchanged due to a battery of robustness testings.
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