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Time-Varying Betas Help in Asset Pricing: The Threshold CAPM

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  • Akdeniz Levent

    (Bilkent University, Graduate School of Business)

  • Altay-Salih Aslihan

    (Bilkent University, Graduate School of Business)

  • Caner Mehmet

    (University of Pittsburgh, Department of Economics)

Abstract

Although there is a consensus about time variation in market betas, it is not clear how this variation should be captured. Several researchers continue to analyze different versions of the conditional CAPM. However, Ghysels (1998) shows that these conditional CAPM models fail to capture the dynamics of beta risk. In this study, we introduce a new model, threshold CAPM, which outperforms both the conditional and unconditional CAPMs by generating smaller pricing errors. We also show that the beta risk changes through time with the changes in the economic environment and the dynamics of time variation of beta differ across industries. These findings have important implications for asset allocation, portfolio selection, and hedging decisions.

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  • Akdeniz Levent & Altay-Salih Aslihan & Caner Mehmet, 2003. "Time-Varying Betas Help in Asset Pricing: The Threshold CAPM," Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics, De Gruyter, vol. 6(4), pages 1-18, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:sndecm:v:6:y:2003:i:4:n:1
    DOI: 10.2202/1558-3708.1101
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