End-of-the-Year Economic Growth and Time-varying Expected Returns

Stig V. Møller, Jesper Rangvid

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We show that macroeconomic growth at the end of the year (fourth quarter or December) strongly influences expected returns on risky financial assets, whereas economic growth during the rest of the year does not. We find this pattern for many different asset classes, across different time periods, and for US and international data. We also show that movements in the surplus consumption ratio of Campbell and Cochrane (1999) , a theoretically well-founded measure of time-varying risk aversion linked to macroeconomic growth, influence expected returns stronger during the fourth quarter than the other quarters of the year. Our findings suggest that expected returns, risk aversion, and economic growth are particularly related at the end of the year, when we also expect consumers׳ portfolio adjustments to be concentrated.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Financial Economics
Vol/bind115
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)136-154
Antal sider19
ISSN0304-405X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2015

Emneord

  • Consumer confidence
  • End-of-the-year (fourth quarter) economic growth
  • Expected returns
  • Surplus consumption ratio

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Møller, Stig V. ; Rangvid, Jesper. / End-of-the-Year Economic Growth and Time-varying Expected Returns. I: Journal of Financial Economics. 2015 ; Bind 115, Nr. 1. s. 136-154.
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Møller, SV & Rangvid, J 2015, 'End-of-the-Year Economic Growth and Time-varying Expected Returns', Journal of Financial Economics, bind 115, nr. 1, s. 136-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2014.08.006

End-of-the-Year Economic Growth and Time-varying Expected Returns. / Møller, Stig V.; Rangvid, Jesper.

I: Journal of Financial Economics, Bind 115, Nr. 1, 2015, s. 136-154.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

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Møller SV, Rangvid J. End-of-the-Year Economic Growth and Time-varying Expected Returns. Journal of Financial Economics. 2015;115(1):136-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2014.08.006

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