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Inflation illusion and the US dividend yield: Some further evidence

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  • Acker, Daniella
  • Duck, Nigel W.

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This paper uses Campbell and Vuolteenaho's (2004a,b) procedure to provide evidence on the source of the positive correlation between the US dividend yield and expected inflation. It finds that results derived from the procedure are sensitive to the data period but that Chen and Zhao's (2009) criticism of it is of minor importance. Over the period when the procedure produces stable results – 1953–1989 – we find support for Modigliani and Cohn's (1979) money-illusion hypothesis, little support for Fama's (1981) proxy hypothesis, and strong evidence against the hypothesis that rises in expected inflation raise subjective real equity premia.

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  • Acker, Daniella & Duck, Nigel W., 2013. "Inflation illusion and the US dividend yield: Some further evidence," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 33(C), pages 235-254.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jimfin:v:33:y:2013:i:c:p:235-254
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2012.11.018
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    Dividend yield; Inflation; Inflation illusion;
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    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models

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