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Information Consumption and Asset Pricing

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  • AZI BEN‐REPHAEL
  • BRUCE I. CARLIN
  • ZHI DA
  • RYAN D. ISRAELSEN

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We study whether firm and macroeconomic announcements that convey systematic information generate a return premium for firms that experience information spillovers. We use information consumption to proxy for investor learning during these announcements and construct ex ante measures of expected information consumption (EIC) to calibrate whether learning is priced. On days when there are information spillovers, affected stocks earn a significant return premium (5% annualized) and the capital asset pricing model performs better. The positive effect of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee announcements on the risk premia of individual stocks appears to be modulated by EIC. Our findings are most consistent with a risk‐based explanation.

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  • Azi Ben‐Rephael & Bruce I. Carlin & Zhi Da & Ryan D. Israelsen, 2021. "Information Consumption and Asset Pricing," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 76(1), pages 357-394, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jfinan:v:76:y:2021:i:1:p:357-394
    DOI: 10.1111/jofi.12975
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