The capital-asset-pricing model (CAPM) is one of the most popular methods of financial market analysis. But, evidence … of the poor empirical performance of the CAPM has accumulated in the literature. For example, based on their empirical … results regarding the relation between market Beta and average return, Fama and French (1996) conclude that the CAPM is no …

of Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), allowing for a wide class of error distributions which include normality as a … is too restrictive when testing the CAPM. We also propose exact multivariate diagnostic checks (including tests for …In diesem Papier schlagen wir exakte likelihood-basierte Tests auf Mittelwert-Varianz- Effizienz im Rahmen des CAPM vor …

financial performance. In contrast to former studies, we examine two different regions, namely the USA and Europe. Our … between 2003 and 2006 appear to be more robust in the USA and, in addition, to be nonlinear. Our analysis furthermore points …

We investigate whether the simple plurality rule aggregates information efficiently in a large election with three …. With two alternatives and strategic voters, the simple plurality rule aggregates information efficiently in elections with …

This paper considers the problem of aggregation in the case of large linear dynamic panels, where each micro unit is … Pesaran (2003), an optimal aggregate function is derived, and the limiting behavior of the aggregation error is investigated … Carlo experiments, where we also study the estimation of the aggregate effects of micro and macro shocks. The paper …

This paper considers the problem of aggregation in the case of large linear dynamic panels, where each micro unit is … Pesaran (2003), an optimal aggregate function is derived, and the limiting behavior of the aggregation error is investigated … Carlo experiments, where we also study the estimation of the aggregate effects of micro and macro shocks. The paper …

to geographic aggregation. After reviewing the tradeoffs associated with more- and less-disaggregated analyses … of geographic aggregation. This analysis reveals that more-disaggregated analyses severely understate the extent to which …