%0 Journal Article %T Why do firms pay dividends? 180 years of evidence %A Moortgat, Leentje %A Annaert, Jan %A Deloof, Marc %J The European Review of Economic History %V 27 %N 4 %P 533-559 %@ 1361-4916 %D 2023-02-19 %I Oxford University Press %~ DeepDyve