Corporate Governance and Dividend Policy in Emerging Markets

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Does corporate governance explain dividend policy in Sub‐Saharan Africa? (2013, methodology): “Mitton (2004) used a sample of 365 firms from 19 countries and found that, firms with stronger corporate governance have higher dividend payouts, consistent with agency models of dividends.”
Corporate governance and dividend policy in Southeast Asia pre- and post-crisis (2009, methodology): “Other studies that find a positive relationship between profitability and dividends are explained by the fact that profitable firms have more cash available payout (Fama and French 2001; Mitton 2004).”
Board composition, ownership structure and dividend policies in an emerging market: Further evidence from CASE 50 (2008, background): “This preference for dividends may be even stronger in emerging markets with weak investor protection, if Dividend policies in an emerging market 957 shareholders perceive a greater risk of expropriation by insiders in such countries (Mitton, 2004).”
How corporate governance affect firm value? Evidence on a self-dealing channel from a natural experiment in Korea (2015, unknown): “Mitton (2004) finds that the Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia (CLSA) governance index predicts higher profitability and higher dividends.”
Ownership Structure and Dividend Policy: Evidence from Thailand (2012, background): “Likewise, Mitton (2005) shows that, in emerging markets, firms with stronger corporate governance pay higher dividends.”