Theoretical Models of Dividend Policy
Author: Christian Tanushev
Abstract
Why do modern corporations pay dividends and how does dividend policy affect company’s performance remain controversial theoretical questions in both developed and emerging markets. This paper aims to describe concepts and empirical evidence about three of the most widely discussed theories: namely the theory of the dividend payment preference, the theory of irrelevance, and the theory of tax benefits from profit reinvestment. This is a preliminary stage of a study of the dividend policy of publicly traded companies in Bulgaria. By using these theories the future research of data will be based on the achievements of world science and the applied models will be comparable with the results obtained in other countries.