The equity premium puzzle with 2 different rates of return definitions : the stochastic nature of their solutions

dc.contributor.MentorKawamura, Enrique
dc.creator.AutorBertolotto, Manuel Ignacio
dc.date.accessioned3/23/2012 9:22Z
dc.date.available3/23/2012 9:22Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionFil: Bertolotto, Manuel Ignacio. Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía; Argentina.
dc.description.abstractThis paper suggests that the models which try to explain the equity premium puzzle underestimate rare economic events. The stochastic nature of the model increases the probability of far-from the mean output levels. A multiplicative-additive random walk formulation is considered, consistent with a fat-tail gaussian distribution. Using Barro s (2009) rate of return de nition, the calibrated model yields an equity premium of 5.8% and a risk-free rate of 1.3%. Taking into account the classical de nition, the solutions are 6% and 1.1% respectively. Adopting the utility formulation of Epstein and Zin (1989), the coeficient of relative risk aversion that best performs is about 1.8 and the intertemporal elasticity of substitution is roughly 1.1. Finally, there follows a calculation of the average probability of an economic contraction higher than 15% in the United States during the period between 1954-2004 by using the probability density function calibrated in the last model specification mentioned above and yields 0.06%.
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dc.identifier.citationBertolotto, M. I. (2009). The equity premium puzzle with 2 different rates of return definitions : the stochastic nature of their solutions. [Tesis de maestría, Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía]. Repositorio Digital San Andrés. http://hdl.handle.net/10908/586
dc.identifier.otherTesis M. Eco. 70
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10908/586
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectStocks -- Prices -- Mathematical models.
dc.subjectAcciones (Bolsa) -- Precios -- Modelos matemáticos.
dc.titleThe equity premium puzzle with 2 different rates of return definitions : the stochastic nature of their solutions
dc.typeTesis
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
dc.typeinfo:ar-repo/semantics/tesis de maestría
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/updatedVersion
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