Ordinary Shares Receive Low Dividends Because They Do Not Perform

question 24

True/False

Ordinary shares receive low dividends because they do not perform very well.

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Definitions:

Crowding-Out

A concept where increased government spending leads to reduced investment in the private sector, often due to higher interest rates.

Investment-Accelerator Effects

The phenomenon where an increase in national income or output leads to a disproportionately larger increase in investment expenditure.

Money Supply

The entire financial resource sum in an economy at a particular time.

Owning Stocks

Owning stocks means having equity or ownership in a corporation, granting the shareholder a claim on the company's assets and earnings, often accompanied by voting rights on corporate matters.