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Journal of Financial Economics Vol. 14 No. 3 1985

A note on the geometry of Shanken's CSR T2 test for mean/variance efficiency

R ROLL

University of California, Los Angeles

Abstract

Shanken (1985) derives a test for the zero-beta capital asset pricing model (CAPM) which, as he points out, is equivalent to a test of the mean/variance efficiency of the market portfolio. This note illustrates the geometry of Shanken's test in the mean/variance space.

DOI
10.1016/0304-405x(85)90003-0
Volume
14
Issue
3
Pages
349-357
Sources
bibtex:phds-export.bib openalex crossref

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