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Do industries lead stock markets? A reexamination

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Hong et al. (2007) report that a number of U.S. industry returns can forecast the stock market using monthly data. Reexamining their results with an extended period, 1946–2013, and data, 48 industries, I find that only one to seven industries have significant predictive ability for the stock market, depending on the significance level (10% or 5%) and the model specifications used. However, I find some evidence of the opposite predictive direction from the stock market to industries. The stock market also performs better than industries in predicting economic growth. Using similar data, 34 industries, and period, 1946–2002, as Hong et al., I find that the results are less significant after data revisions. My overall results are consistent with the efficient market hypothesis.

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  • Tse, Yiuman, 2015. "Do industries lead stock markets? A reexamination," Journal of Empirical Finance, Elsevier, vol. 34(C), pages 195-203.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:empfin:v:34:y:2015:i:c:p:195-203
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jempfin.2015.10.003
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    Asset pricing; Financial markets and macroeconomy; Information and market efficiency;
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    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading

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