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Bayesian variable selection and model averaging in the arbitrage pricing theory model

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  • Ouysse, Rachida
  • Kohn, Robert

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Empirical tests of the arbitrage pricing theory using measured variables rely on the accuracy of standard inferential theory in approximating the distribution of the estimated risk premiums and factor betas. The techniques employed thus far perform factor selection and model inference sequentially. Recent advances in Bayesian variable selection are adapted to an approximate factor model to investigate the role of measured economic variables in the pricing of securities. In finite samples, exact statistical inference is carried out using posterior distributions of functions of risk premiums and factor betas. The role of the panel dimensions in posterior inference is investigated. New empirical evidence is found of time-varying risk premiums with higher and more volatile expected compensation for bearing systematic risk during contraction phases. In addition, investors are rewarded for exposure to "Economic" risk.

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Volume (Year): 54 (2010)
Issue (Month): 12 (December)
Pages: 3249-3268

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