economic growth and the concept of “demographic dividend” emerged. Demographic dividend is defined as a rise in the rate of economic growth due to a rising share of working age people in a population. This phenomenon occurs with a falling birth rate and the consequent shift in the age structure of the population towards the adult working ages. It is also commonly known as the demographic gift or bonus or demographic window. The demographic dividend‚ however‚ does not last forever. There is a limited
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FPL An Overview FPL Group‚ Inc. is Florida’s largest electric utility company. In 1925‚ through the consolidation of numerous electric and gas companies‚ they formed Florida Power & Light Company (FP&L). FP&L grew steadily over the next 50 years until rising fuel costs‚ operating issues‚ and construction costs began to decrease profitability. In the mid-1980s‚ FPL diversified with four major acquisitions - Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company‚ Telesat Cablevision‚ Inc.‚ CBR Information Group
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Deriving the Dividend Discount Model in the Intermediate Microeconomics Class Stephen Norman Jonathan Schlaudraff Karianne White Douglas Wills* May 2012 Abstract This paper shows that the dividend discount model can be derived using the basic intertemporal consumption model that is introduced in a typical intermediate microeconomic course. This result will be of use to instructors who teach microeconomics to finance students in that it demonstrates the value of utility maximization in obtaining
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we know how to value options on a stock paying a dividend yield‚ we know how to value options on stock indices and currencies." Explain this statement. A stock index is similar to a stock paying a dividend yield‚ only if the dividend yield is the dividend yield of the index. Currencies are similar to a stock paying a dividend yield‚ the dividend yield being the foreign risk-free interest rate. 15.3) A stock index is currently 300‚ the dividend yield on the index is 3% per annum‚ and the risk-free
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Leading Determinants of Dividend Policy: A Case Study of Indian Banking Industry ABSTRACT: Dividend policy is a critical decision area in the field of finance. The subject of corporate dividend policy has captivated finance scholars for a long time‚ resulting in intensive theoretical modeling and empirical investigation. But several questions related to dividend decisions remain perplexing because of diverse and conflicting theories and evermore due to diverse empirical results. This paper attempts
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Contents Introduction 2 Theories and Determinants of Dividend Policy (Section 1) 2 Tax and Clienteles Theory 2 Free cash flow and the Agency Theory 3 Growth and The Lifecycle theory 4 Firm size 5 Information Asymmetry and Signaling theory 5 Risk and the Bird in hand theory 7 Profitability 8 Conclusion 9 Analysis of Apple and Dell Dividend Policy (Section 2) 9 Apple Inc. 9 Dell Inc. 11 Conclusion 13 Reference 14 Introduction In a private firm‚ after a period of business activity the owner of the
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Why We Love Drone-Based Oil & Gas Inspection {And You Should‚ Too!} Drones equipped with a combination of sensors are revolutionizing the oil and gas inspections. At the moment‚ the drones with thermal imaging‚ photo‚ and video cameras as well as gas sniffers and other sensors are performing a variety of inspection roles. The mobility and sensors allow the drones to analyze the pipelines and other oil and gas facilities for existing and potential defects. A number of energy companies are already
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Shale Gas Shale gas-expanding India’s gas frontier? Samir Verma‚ Senior Manager‚ Schlumberger Business Consulting‚ India‚ Asia Shubha Shanthamurthy‚ Manager‚ Schlumberger Business Consulting‚ Europe‚ CIS & Africa The exploitation of shale gas resources is garnering increasing attention in India‚ which relies on oil imports to fuel its growing economy. In November‚ India signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Geological Survey for technical assistance to assess shale gas resources
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------------------------------------------------- Shale gas From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For gas generated by oil shale pyrolysis‚ see Oil shale gas. 48 Shale basins in 38 countries‚ as per the EIA Derrick and platform of drilling gas wells in Marcellus Shale (Pennsylvania‚ USA). Shale gas is natural gas formed from being trapped within shale formations.[1] Shale gas has become an increasingly important source of natural gas in the United States since the start of this century‚ and interest has spread to potential gas shales in
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IMPACT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON COMPANIES’ PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM PUBLIC LISTED COMPANIES IN MALAYSIA 1.0 INTRODUCTION Dividend policy is the regulations and guidelines that a company uses to decide to make dividend payments to shareholders. Dividends are payments made to stockholders from a firm’s earnings‚ whether those earnings were generated in the current period or in previous periods. When a company makes a profit‚ they must decide on what to do with those profits. They could continue to
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