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Views of Financial Economists on the Equity Premium and on Professional Controversies

Ivo Welch
Brown University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

December 1999

Abstract:
The consensus of 226 academic financial economists forecasts an arithmetic equity premium of 7% per year over 10 and 30 year horizons; and 6% to 7% over 1 and 5 year horizons. Pessimistic and optimistic 30-year scenario forecasts average 2% and 13%. Respondents claim to revise their forecast downward when the stock market rises. They perceive the profession's consensus to be higher than it really is and are influenced by this perception. There is agreement that markets are efficient and lack arbitrage opportunities, and that government intervention in financial markets is detrimental.

JEL Classifications: G12

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Date posted: April 27, 2000 ; Last revised: January 29, 2001

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Welch, Ivo, Views of Financial Economists on the Equity Premium and on Professional Controversies (December 1999). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=171272 or doi:10.2139/ssrn.171272

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