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Beta Estimation and Stability in the US-Listed International Transportation Industry

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  • Stephen X. H. Gong

    (School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China)

  • Michael Firth

    (School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China)

  • Kevin Cullinane

    (School of Marine Science and Technology, Armstrong Building, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK)

Abstract

Although perceived as risk-laden, cyclical businesses with high financial and operating leverage, relatively low beta risks have been documented for the international transportation industry. This paper analyses whether such results are robust to different estimation designs and asserts that previous beta estimates are confounded by sample selection problems. Developing a more representative sample and implementing a number of different estimation designs, a range of industry beta estimates are derived. It is concluded that beta estimates of US-listed international transportation stocks are sensitive to estimation design and that industry beta risk is time-varying. This has implications for the industry cost of capital and pricing policies.

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  • Stephen X. H. Gong & Michael Firth & Kevin Cullinane, 2006. "Beta Estimation and Stability in the US-Listed International Transportation Industry," Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies (RPBFMP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 9(03), pages 463-490.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:rpbfmp:v:09:y:2006:i:03:n:s0219091506000811
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219091506000811
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    Keywords

    Transportation; Beta estimation; Risk; Stock market; Stability; JEL Classification: G11; JEL Classification: G12; JEL Classification: R42;
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    JEL classification:

    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
    • G2 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services
    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance

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