Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
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Lund University, Department of Economics
No 2005:18: Can An ”Estimation Factor” Help Explain Cross-Sectional Returns?
Frederik Lundtofte ()
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Frederik Lundtofte: Department of Economics, Lund University, Postal: Department of Economics, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Box 7082, S-220 07 Lund, Sweden
Abstract: We show in a theoretical model that the expected excess return on any asset depends on its covariance not only with the market portfolio, but also with changes in the representative agent’s estimate. In the empirical specification, this ”estimation factor” is based on realized growth in aggregate dividends and earnings. We test our model by using GMM and compare it to the Fama-French model. The results suggest that the estimation factor is priced. Moreover, the Hansen-Jagannathan distances show that the conditional and static versions of our derived model perform on a par with the corresponding versions of the Fama-French model.
Keywords: learning; incomplete information; equilibrium; factor pricing models
32 pages, February 24, 2005
- Published as
- Frederik Lundtofte, (2009), 'Can An ”Estimation Factor” Help Explain Cross-Sectional Returns?', Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting, vol 36, pages 705-724
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