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Stochastic Consumption, Risk Aversion, and the Temporal Behavior of Asset Returns

Lars Peter Hansen; Kenneth J. Singleton

Journal of Political Economy 1983

This paper studies the time-series behavior of asset returns and aggregate consumption. Using a representative consumer model and imposing restrictions on preferences and the joint distribution of consumption and returns, we deduce a restricted log-linear time-series representation. Preference parameters for the representative agent are estimated and the implied restrictions are tested using postwar data.

DOI
10.1086/261141
Volume
91 (2)
Pages
249-265
Language
en
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