• Title of article

    Open market share repurchases and the free cash flow hypothesis G35

  • Author/Authors

    Nikos Vafeas، نويسنده , , O. Maurice Joy، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1995
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    405
  • To page
    410
  • Abstract
    We investigate the source of shareholder gains when open market share repurchases are announced. We find evidence that abnormal stock market returns are related to the reduction of free cash flow agency costs, which supports Jensenʹs free cash flow hypothesis.
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    1995
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    433947