A Variance Decomposition for Stock Returns
This paper shows that unexpected stock returns must be associated with changes in expected future dividends or expected future returns. A vector...
The Effects of Inflation and Interest Rates on Stock Returns: Evidence From Three Centuries of UK Data
Using data since 1700, this paper finds that:- (i) The oft-cited negative correlation between expected inflation and stock returns is confined to the...
Public Debt in Italy and the European Community: Some Thoughts on the Monetary Consequences
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The Hard Ecu and Alternative Paths to EMU
This year members of the European Community (EC) are holding technical discussions on monetary union. The debate is to encompass the ultimate form of...
Optimal sure portfolio plans
This paper is a sequel to [2], where a model of optimal accumulation of capital and portfolio choice over an infinite horizon in continuous time was...
Certainty equivalence in the continuous-time portfolio-cum-saving model
A model of optimal accumulation of capital and portfolio choice over an infinite horizon in continuous time is considered in which the vector process...
Predictable Stock Returns in the United States and Japan: A Study of Long-Term Capital Market Integration
This paper studies the predictability of monthly excess returns on equity portfolios over the domestic short-term interest rate in the U.S. and Japan...
Reversions of Excess Pension Assets After Takeovers
This paper evaluates pension asset revisions as a source of takeover gains. Within two years following a hostile takeover, pension funds were reverted...
The Economic Effects of Franchise Termination Laws
It is commonly argued that state laws restricting franchise terminations increase the costs of controlling free-rider problems within franchise...