Empirical studies that account for the endogeneity of the diversification decision must also account for a firm's alternative uses for its free cash flow. This study examines dividends and stock repurchases in tandem with the firm's diversification decision and finds that the factors that lead a firm to diversify also make it more likely to pay a dividend. Controlling for this relationship, the diversification premium found by recent research correcting for endogeneity turns back into a discount.
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