An investigation into exchange-traded fund (ETF) outperformance during the period 2008–2012 is undertaken utilizing a data set of 288 U.S. traded securities. ETFs are tested for net asset value (NAV) premium, underlying index and market benchmark outperformance, with Sharpe, Treynor, and...

Linear mixed models are especially useful when observations are grouped. In a high dimensional setting however, selecting the fixed effect coefficients in these models is mandatory as classical tools are not performing well. By considering the random effects as missing values in the linear mixed...

In standard discrete choice models, adding options cannot increase the choice probability of an existing alternative. We use this observation to construct a simple nonparametric specification test by exploiting variation in the choice sets individuals face. We use a multiple testing procedure to...

Quantitative market timing strategies have been traditionally tested in liquid commodity and financial futures, often with mixed results with respect to their performance. We extend this methodology to a non-storable commodity, freight, where hitherto this analysis has not been carried out. The...