Do Dividend Announcements Affect the Stock Prices in the Greek Stock Market?

International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 57-77, 2010

21 Pages Posted: 25 Jan 2011

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Athanasios Vazakidis

University of Macedonia

Stergios Athianos

International Hellenic University

Date Written: September 12, 2010

Abstract

This paper examines the reaction of the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) to dividend announcements by a sample of firms listed at the FTSE/ATHEX 20 and FTSE/ATHEX Mid 40 for a fixed period 2004-2008. It also provides analytical information about the Greek Stock Market and the regulations underlying it, which have been taken into account in the present thesis. Moreover, previous studies of important academic scholars are presented and discussed, in order for the reader to attain the appropriate theoretical knowledge about the examined issue. Finally, significant abnormal activity is documented throughout the multiple event-windows that are employed and therefore, the null hypothesis, which supports the irrelevance theory as introduced by Miller and Modigliani (1961), is rejected.

Keywords: Dividend Announcements, Abnormal Activity, Signalling Effect

JEL Classification: G14, G30, G35

Suggested Citation

Vazakidis, Athanasios and Athianos, Stergios, Do Dividend Announcements Affect the Stock Prices in the Greek Stock Market? (September 12, 2010). International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 57-77, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1746955

Athanasios Vazakidis (Contact Author)

University of Macedonia ( email )

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P.O. 1591
Thessaloniki, 54006
Greece

Stergios Athianos

International Hellenic University ( email )

Depatrment of Economics, Serres, Terma Magnesias
Serres, 62124
Greece

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