The Relationship between Dividend Policy with Information Asymmetry and Stock Liquidity in Tehran Stock Exchange

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between dividend policy with stock liquidity and information asymmetry considering the characteristics of the company as controlling variables in Tehran Stock Exchange. For this purpose, all listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange as the statistical population was considered during the period 2009 to 2014, that after screening by simple random sampling, a total of 45 companies were selected as sample. In this study, for examining the relationship between dividend policy with stock liquidity and information asymmetry, multivariate regression method and panel data model were used. The variables in the model include firm size; firm risk, growth opportunities and profitability as control variables respectively. The results indicate that there is a significant positive relationship between stock liquidity and dividend policy. Furthermore, there is a significant inverse relationship between information asymmetry and dividend policy.

Keywords

• Dividend Policy
• Information Asymmetry
• Stock Liquidity
• Stock Exchange