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A Bibliometric Analysis of Machine Learning Econometrics in Asset Pricing

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  • Hector O. Zapata

    (Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, Louisiana State University & LSU Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA)

  • Supratik Mukhopadhyay

    (Environmental Sciences Department and Center for Computation and Technology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA)

Abstract

Machine learning (ML) is a novel method that has applications in asset pricing and that fits well within the problem of measurement in economics. Unlike econometrics, ML models are not designed for parameter estimation and inference, but similar to econometrics, they address, and may be better suited for, problems of prediction. While some ML methods have been applied in econometrics for decades, their success in prediction has been limited, and examples of this abound in the asset pricing literature. In recent years, the ML literature has advanced new, more efficient, computation methods for regularization, modeling nonlinearity, and improved out-of-sample prediction. This article conducted a comprehensive, objective, and quantitative bibliometric analysis of this growing literature using Web of Science (WoS) data. We identified trends in the literature over the past decade, the geographical distribution of articles, authorship, and institutional contributions worldwide. The paper also identifies the dominant literature using citations in WoS and discusses computational algorithms that are expanding the econometric frontiers in asset pricing. The top cited papers were reviewed, highlighting their contribution. The limitations of ML learning methods and recent advances in ML were used to provide a conic view to future ML econometric practice.

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  • Hector O. Zapata & Supratik Mukhopadhyay, 2022. "A Bibliometric Analysis of Machine Learning Econometrics in Asset Pricing," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-17, November.
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