Yan Liu

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN 47907-1310

United States

http://yliu1.com

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (25)

1.

…and the Cross-Section of Expected Returns

Number of pages: 101 Posted: 17 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 21 Apr 2015
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Purdue University and Seattle Pacific University
Downloads 21,059 (232)
Citation 135

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Risk factors, Multiple tests, Beta, HML, SMB, 3-factor model, Momentum, Volatility, Skewness, Idiosyncratic volatility, Liquidity, Bonferroni, Factor zoo

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Evaluating Trading Strategies

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 21 May 2019
Campbell R. Harvey and Yan Liu
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Purdue University
Downloads 11,227 (761)
Citation 12

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Sharpe ratio, Multiple tests, Holm, BHY, Bonferroni, Strategy selection, Backtest, Haircut, Haircut Sharpe Ratio, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Higgs Boson, Trading Strategies, Out-of-Sample tests, In-Sample tests, FDR, FWER, Capital IQ, PBO

3.

Lucky Factors

Number of pages: 99 Posted: 22 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2021
Campbell R. Harvey and Yan Liu
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Purdue University
Downloads 8,219 (1,307)
Citation 47

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Factors, Variable selection, Bootstrap, Data mining, Orthogonalization, Multiple testing, Predictive regressions, Fama-MacBeth, GRS, Performance evaluation, Return prediction

4.

Backtesting

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2015
Campbell R. Harvey and Yan Liu
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Purdue University
Downloads 7,702 (1,455)
Citation 21

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Sharpe ratio, Multiple tests, Backtest, Haircut, Trading Strategies, Out-of-Sample tests, In-Sample tests

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A Census of the Factor Zoo

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 18 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2020
Campbell R. Harvey and Yan Liu
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Purdue University
Downloads 6,315 (2,032)
Citation 35

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Overfitting, Backtesting, Data Mining, Multiple Testing, Factor Investing, Value Investing, Momentum

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Citation 23

Detecting Repeatable Performance

Number of pages: 107 Posted: 19 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2020
Campbell R. Harvey and Yan Liu
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Purdue University
Downloads 2,641 (8,592)
Citation 9

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Performance evaluation, Mutual funds, Hedge funds, EM algorithm, Fixed effects, Random effects, Regularization, Multiple testing, Bayesian, Rethinking Performance Evaluation

Rethinking Performance Evaluation

NBER Working Paper No. w22134
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 04 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2023
Campbell R. Harvey and Yan Liu
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Purdue University
Downloads 97 (449,492)
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False (and Missed) Discoveries in Financial Economics

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 21 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2020
Campbell R. Harvey and Yan Liu
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Purdue University
Downloads 2,039 (13,208)
Citation 39

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Type I, Type II, Multiple testing, False discoveries, Odds ratio, Power, Mutual funds, Smart beta, Anomalies, Bayesian, Factors, Backtesting, Factor Zoo

8.

Multiple Testing in Economics

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 23 Nov 2013
Campbell R. Harvey and Yan Liu
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Purdue University
Downloads 1,921 (14,521)
Citation 12

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Multiple tests, Correlation, Incomplete data, Meta-analysis, Data mining, False discoveries, Type I error, Type II error

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Cross-Sectional Alpha Dispersion and Performance Evaluation

Mays Business School Research Paper No. 3143806
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 24 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 14 Jan 2019
Campbell R. Harvey and Yan Liu
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Purdue University
Downloads 1,149 (31,600)
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Alpha, Investor behavior, Hedge funds, Mutual funds, Performance evaluation, Portfolio management, Risk, Type I errors, Type II errors, Bayesian decision-making, Appraisal ratio, Flow-performance sensitivity, Idiosyncratic risk

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Luck versus Skill in the Cross-Section of Mutual Fund Returns: Reexamining the Evidence

Number of pages: 95 Posted: 02 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 18 Oct 2021
Campbell R. Harvey and Yan Liu
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Purdue University
Downloads 1,124 (32,603)
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Performance evaluation, alpha, active management, bootstrapping, market efficiency, fund management, oversampling, undersampling, Type I errors, Type II errors

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Downloads 1,075 (34,654)
Citation 20

Reconstructing the Yield Curve

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 28 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 30 Dec 2020
Yan Liu and Jing Cynthia Wu
Purdue University and University of Notre Dame - Department of Economics
Downloads 1,018 (36,866)
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yield curve, non-parametric, term structure, excess volatility, return forecasting

Reconstructing the Yield Curve

NBER Working Paper No. w27266
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 02 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2022
Yan Liu and Jing Cynthia Wu
Purdue University and University of Notre Dame - Department of Economics
Downloads 57 (612,290)
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Decreasing Returns to Scale, Fund Flows, and Performance

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 22 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2021
Campbell R. Harvey and Yan Liu
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Purdue University
Downloads 982 (39,375)
Citation 9

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Performance Evaluation, Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, EM Algorithm, Fixed Effects, Random Effects, Scale, AUM, Alpha

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Crowding: Evidence from Fund Managerial Structure

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 09 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2021
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Purdue University, University of Queensland and University of Queensland
Downloads 835 (49,360)
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Mutual funds, managerial structure, diseconomies of scale, crowding, performance evaluation, decreasing returns to scale, alpha, capacity constraints, discretionary management, systematic management.

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An Evaluation of Alternative Multiple Testing Methods for Finance Applications

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 13 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2020
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Purdue University and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Downloads 715 (60,781)
Citation 14

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Multiple hypothesis testing, False rejections, False discovery rate, False non-discovery rate, False omission rate, Family-wise error rate, Data mining, Data snooping, Type I error, Type II error, False discovery control, Luck, Test power

15.

Uncovering the Iceberg from Its Tip: A Model of Publication Bias and p-Hacking

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2021
Campbell R. Harvey and Yan Liu
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Purdue University
Downloads 686 (64,153)
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p-hacking, Data mining, Anomalies, Simulations, Publication bias, Multiple testing

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Index Option Returns and Generalized Entropy Bounds

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 21 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2020
Yan Liu
Purdue University
Downloads 643 (69,742)
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High-order moments, Pricing kernel, Rare disasters, Index options, Nonparametric bounds, Model diagnosis

17.

Diversifying Private Equity

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 18 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 05 May 2021
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Purdue University and Vanderbilt University - Finance
Downloads 572 (80,668)
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Private Equity, Venture Capital, Fund of Funds, Fund Performance, Portfolio Choice

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Optimal Cross-Sectional Regression

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 28 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2023
Zhipeng Liao, Yan Liu and Zhenzhen Xie
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics, Purdue University and Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management
Downloads 459 (105,616)
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Beta uncertainty, Efficient esetimation, Factor models, Fama-MacBeth, GMM, Idiosyncratic risk, Systematic risk, Two-pass regression, Errors-in-variables

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Extracting Extrapolative Beliefs from Market Prices: An Augmented Present-Value Approach

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 18 May 2021 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2023
Tilburg University- School of Economics and Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Purdue University - Krannert School of Management and Purdue University
Downloads 413 (119,478)

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Present value, Structural estimation, Expectations, Extrapolation bias, Behavioral, Sentiment, Predictive regression, Discount rate, Dividend growth

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Asset Pricing Under Prior-Induced Beta Uncertainty

Mays Business School Research Paper No. 2874056
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 23 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2018
Baylor University - Department of Finance, Insurance & Real Estate, Texas A&M University - Department of Finance and Purdue University
Downloads 269 (189,727)
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Parameter uncertainty, Risk factors, 10-K, Item 1a, Currency risk, Commodity risk, Interest rate risk, Recession risk, Bayesian

21.

Maxing Out Entropy: A Conditioning Approach

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 26 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2022
Fousseni Chabi-Yo and Yan Liu
University of Massachusetts Amherst - Isenberg School of Management and Purdue University
Downloads 265 (192,638)

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Conditioning Information, Equity Risk Premium, Risk-Neutral Moments, Preferences, Entropy, Model-Free, Stochastic Discount Factor

Distorted Risk Incentives from Size Threshold-Based Regulations

Mays Business School Research Paper No. 3084239
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 11 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2022
Carnegie Mellon University - David A. Tepper School of Business, Texas A&M University - Mays Business School - Finance Department, Texas A&M University - Department of Finance and Purdue University
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Regulation, Risk incentives, Size thresholds, Size contingent regulation, Dodd-Frank

Distorted Risk Incentives from Size Threshold-Based Regulations

Number of pages: 82 Posted: 03 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2022
Carnegie Mellon University - David A. Tepper School of Business, Texas A&M University - Mays Business School - Finance Department, Texas A&M University - Department of Finance and Purdue University
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Risk incentives, Regulation, Size thresholds, Size contingent regulation, Dodd-Frank, Regulatory distortion, risk taking

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Distorting Arrow-Debreu Securities: New Entropy Restrictions Implied by the Option Cross Section

Number of pages: 84 Posted: 07 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2022
Fousseni Chabi-Yo and Yan Liu
University of Massachusetts Amherst - Isenberg School of Management and Purdue University
Downloads 241 (211,420)

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Equity risk premium, Risk-neutral moments, Preferences, Entropy, Model-free, Stochastic Discount Factor

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Diagnosing Dynamic Asset Pricing Models with Generalized Entropy Bounds

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 22 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2018
Yan Liu
Purdue University
Downloads 178 (279,635)
Citation 1

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higher order moments, pricing kernel, entropy, conditioning information, horizon dependence, model diagnosis

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Executive Pay-for-Performance Sensitivity and Stochastic Volatility

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 Aug 2022
Shuaiyu Chen, Ping Liu and Yan Liu
Purdue University - Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University and Purdue University
Downloads 105 (422,566)

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Executive compensation, Stochastic volatility, Pay-for-performance sensitivity, Principal-agent problem