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Corporate finance

the argument that investors value near dividends more than uncertain future gains, so higher payouts raise share prices.

In corporate finance, bird in the hand refers to the argument that investors value near dividends more than uncertain future gains, so higher payouts raise share prices. This meaning comes from Gordon (1959) in The Review of Economics and Statistics.[1]

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References

Gordon, M. J. (1959). Dividends, Earnings, and Stock Prices. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 41(2), 99. https://doi.org/10.2307/1927792

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