Carlson, John B.; Sargent, Kevin H. - In: Economic Review (1997) Q II, pp. 2-12
An analysis of the current relationship between stock prices, dividends, earnings, and returns, aimed at examining the … causes of the recent stock market surge. It reveals that the markets level cannot be explained by any single fundamental … element of standard stock valuation models, but rather manifests optimism about future dividend growth (based on the present …