Are buybacks bad for business? Should firms buy dividends instead, or just not make payouts?

In this episode of All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions, hosts and finance professors

Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen debunk myths about buybacks. They explain what a

buyback, or share repurchase, is and why companies choose to use them, as well as the

implications of the Inflation Reduction Act’s proposal to assess a 1% tax on buybacks.

All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions is a podcast produced by Stanford Graduate School of

Business. It is hosted by Jonathan Berk, The A.P. Giannini Professor of Finance at Stanford

GSB, and Jules van Binsbergen, The Nippon Life Professor in Finance, Professor of Finance, at

The Wharton School. Each episode provides insight into how to make better decisions.

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