LEVERAGE, TIME PREFERENCE, AND THE EQUITY PREMIUM PUZZLE

被引:34
作者
BENNINGA, S
PROTOPAPADAKIS, A
机构
[1] CLAREMONT GRAD SCH,CLAREMONT,CA 91711
[2] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,ANDERSON GRAD SCH MANAGEMENT,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
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10.1016/0304-3932(90)90044-5
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
We re-examine the Mehra and Prescott (1985) model. A combination of the time preference factor greater than one and reasonable leverage ratios in the equity market resolve the 'equity premium puzzle'. Such parameter values can be consistent with finite expected utility and a positive risk-free rate of interest rate. The model performs better for the MP target values than for economically reasonable variations around those values. © 1990.
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