Since it can be shown that share repurchases have exactly the same wealth effect for shareholders in
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Since it can be shown that share repurchases have exactly the same wealth effect for shareholders in the absence of taxes and are more beneficial when we account for taxes, why don’t all companies simply repurchase shares instead of paying dividends?
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Corporate Finance Core Principles and Applications
ISBN: 978-0077905200
3rd edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford
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