Innovation science and technologiy Volume 2 Issue 1 (2026)
LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF DIVIDEND POLICY: EVIDENCE FROM DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Eshev, Furqat
Abstract
This article examines the application of dividend policy in developed and developing countries. Based on ananalysis of numerous academic studies published by Elsevier and JSTOR, covering countries in Asia and Europe, thefindings indicate that the Common Law system predominates in developed countries, where investor rights are protectedat a high level. In contrast, developing countries predominantly apply the Civil Law system, in which the level of investorprotection is relatively low. The results show that the outcome model is mainly applied in dividend policy in developedcountries, whereas the substitution model is predominantly used in developing countries
dividend policy, developed and developing countries, Common Law and Civil Law systems, investor protection, agency problem, outcome model, substitution model, corporate governance, dividend payments, legal regime, financial markets.
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