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Journal of Financial Economics Vol. 162 2024

Estimating and testing investment-based asset pricing models

Frederico Belo1,2; Yao Deng3; Juliana Salomao

1 INSEAD · 2 Centre for Economic Policy Research · 3 University of Connecticut

Abstract

Investment-based asset pricing models typically predict a close link between a firm’s stock return and its characteristics at any point in time. Yet, previous studies have primarily focused on the weaker prediction that this link holds on average, finding substantial empirical support. We show how to incorporate the time-series predictions in the estimation and testing of investment-based models using the generalized method of moments. We find that standard specifications of investment-based models with one physical capital input fail to match the time series properties of stock returns in the data, and discuss the implications of the findings for future research.

DOI
10.1016/j.jfineco.2024.103945
Volume
162
Pages
103945
Language
en
Sources
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