In U.S. data, value stocks have higher expected excess returns and higher CAPM alphas than growth stocks. This paper finds the external-habit model of Campbell and Cochrane (1999) can generate a value premium in both CAPM alpha and expected excess return when the log surplus- consumption ratio...

In U.S. data, value stocks have higher expected excess returns and higher CAPM alphas than growth stocks. We find the external-habit model of Campbell and Cochrane (1999) can generate a value premium in both CAPM alpha and expected excess return so long as the persistence of the log...

"In U.S. data, value stocks have higher expected excess returns and higher CAPM alphas than growth stocks. We find the external-habit model of Campbell and Cochrane (1999) can generate a value premium in both CAPM alpha and expected excess return so long as the persistence of the log...