cff-version: 1.2.0
abstract: "The data set has been created to compare the growth controlled discounted value of dividend payouts of firms across time. The opportunity cost is calculated by measuring the 3 year percentage change in S&P 500 index value. The dividend payouts are calculated preferably as cash dividends paid (including taxes) divided by net income. The growth rate in income is calculated by measuring 3 year change in net income controlling for extraordinary expenses"
authors:
  - family-names: 
    given-names: Shreyansh G. (Goyal)
title: "Dividend and Income Related - USA S&P 500 Data (2008-2018)"
keywords:
version: 1
identifiers:
  - type: doi
    value: 10.4121/uuid:74410dab-8ddf-4347-8d5d-86e6c48380e9
license: CC0
date-released: 2019-05-28