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Understanding Size And The Book‐To‐Market Ratio: An Empirical Exploration Of Berk'S Critique

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  • Xinting Fan
  • Ming Liu

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Because they are scaled by price, the ability of size (i.e., the market capitalization of a firm) and the book‐to‐market equity ratio to determine expected returns may, according to Berk (1995), reflect only a simultaneity bias. The two‐stage least squares approach is used to control for this bias and to investigate the economic meanings of these variables. We discover that size and the book‐to‐market ratio contain distinct and significant components of financial distress, growth options, the momentum effect, liquidity, and firm characteristics. Our findings support Berk in his contention that that size and the book‐to‐market ratio reflect a combination of different economic mechanisms that are misspecified in the expected return process.

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  • Xinting Fan & Ming Liu, 2005. "Understanding Size And The Book‐To‐Market Ratio: An Empirical Exploration Of Berk'S Critique," Journal of Financial Research, Southern Finance Association;Southwestern Finance Association, vol. 28(4), pages 503-518, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jfnres:v:28:y:2005:i:4:p:503-518
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6803.2005.00136.x
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    1. Apergis, Nicholas & Payne, James E., 2014. "Resurrecting the size effect: Evidence from a panel nonlinear cointegration model for the G7 stock markets," Review of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 23(1), pages 46-53.

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