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In this study we examine dividends and chief executive officer (CEO) stock ownership as interrelated mechanisms that may be used to reduce agency costs. We find a significant nonmonotonic relation between dividend yield and CEO stock ownership. Our evidence shows that until the CEO becomes entrenched, increased executive stock ownership reduces agency costs and decreases dividend yield. Beyond that point, increased stock ownership increases dividend yield. Whether additional stock ownership can reduce agency costs depends upon the CEO's degree of control in the firm. 相似文献
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Excessive household debt contributed to the worst recession in decades. Insights about borrowing and spending behavior can inform economic recovery forecasts, policy decisions, and financial education. This study identifies life cycle and credit attitude as key determinants of who uses debt. Younger households are more likely to borrow for consumption, as are those who believe that it is all right to borrow to purchase luxury goods or cover living expenses. Furthermore, households that condone borrowing for these purposes have a higher consumer debt burden. Debt capacity (or creditworthiness) and financial discipline are also significant factors in determining household debt use. 相似文献
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The somewhat surprising strength in consumer spending in recent years has focused renewed attention on the much-debated wealth
effect, the notion that when individuals feel wealthier, they consume more. This study utilizes survey data to examine the
wealth effect within the context of the behavioral life-cycle model of savings. The results indicate that the likelihood of
households spending more when their assets increase in value decreases with the portion of assets held in home equity. This
unexpected finding is due to homeowners responding to the perceived wealth gain from increased home values by cashing out
their equity. The likelihood increases with the portion of assets held in stock outside of retirement accounts, but is not
significantly related to the portion of assets held in stock overall. Moreover, households that have a full-time income earner,
are homeowners, have more education, have a younger household head, or expect economic growth, are more likely to report a
wealth effect. Households that utilize savings “rules of thumb” are less likely to report a wealth effect. These results can
be used to improve the wealth effect specification in consumer demand models and assist firms to target consumer markets. 相似文献
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