Laurent Barras

Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance

L-1511 Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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False Discoveries in Mutual Fund Performance: Measuring Luck in Estimated Alphas

Published in Journal of Finance, February 2010, Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 08-18, Robert H. Smith School Research Paper No. RHS 06-043
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 05 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2022
Laurent Barras, O. Scaillet and Russ Wermers
Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance, Swiss Finance Institute - University of Geneva and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
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Mutual Fund Performance, Multiple-Hypothesis Test, Luck, False Discovery Rate

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Is it Alpha or Beta? Decomposing Hedge Fund Returns When Models are Misspecified

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 20-82
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 18 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 26 May 2023
David Ardia, Laurent Barras, Patrick Gagliardini and O. Scaillet
HEC Montreal - Department of Decision Sciences, Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance, University of Lugano and Swiss Finance Institute - University of Geneva
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Hedge fund returns, alpha, beta, model misspecification, large cross-section

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Skill, Scale, and Value Creation in the Mutual Fund Industry

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 122 Posted: 31 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 03 Jun 2021
Laurent Barras, Patrick Gagliardini and O. Scaillet
Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance, University of Lugano and Swiss Finance Institute - University of Geneva
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Mutual funds, skill, scale, value added, large panel, error-in-variable bias

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Hedge Fund Return Predictability Under the Magnifying Glass

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Hedge Fund Return Predictability Under the Magnifying Glass

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 01 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2022
Doron Avramov, Laurent Barras and Robert Kosowski
Reichman University - Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah, Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance and Imperial College Business School
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Hedge Fund Performance, Return Predictability, Combination Forecasts

Hedge Fund Return Predictability Under the Magnifying Glass

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming
Posted: 26 Mar 2012
Doron Avramov, Laurent Barras and Robert Kosowski
Reichman University - Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah, Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance and Imperial College Business School

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Hedge Fund Performance, Return Predictability, Combination Forecasts

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How to Diversify Internationally? A Comparison of Conditional and Unconditional Asset Allocation Methods

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How to Diversify Internationally? A Comparison of Conditional and Unconditional Asset Allocation Methods

EFMA 2002 London Meeting
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 02 Mar 2002
Dušan Isakov and Laurent Barras
University of Fribourg (Switzerland) - Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences and Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance
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portfolio management, international diversification, asset pricing models, conditioning information

How to Diversify Internationally? A Comparison of Conditional and Unconditional Asset Allocation Methods

Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 194-212, 2003
Posted: 12 Sep 2005
Laurent Barras and Dušan Isakov
Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance and University of Fribourg (Switzerland) - Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences

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A Large-Scale Approach for Evaluating Asset Pricing Models

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 12 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2022
Laurent Barras
Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance
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Asset Pricing, Model Comparison, Large Cross-Section

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Reassessing False Discoveries in Mutual Fund Performance: Skill, Luck, or Lack of Power? A Reply

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming, Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 19-61
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 21 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2020
Laurent Barras, O. Scaillet and Russ Wermers
Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance, Swiss Finance Institute - University of Geneva and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
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False Discovery Rate, Multiple Testing, Mutual Fund Performance

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Why Do Homeowners Invest the Bulk of their Wealth in their Home?

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 07 May 2016 Last Revised: 20 Mar 2020
Laurent Barras and Sebastien Betermier
Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
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Portfolio allocation, real estate, hedging

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Does Variance Risk Have Two Prices? Evidence from the Equity and Option Markets

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Does Variance Risk Have Two Prices? Evidence from the Equity and Option Markets

Journal of Financial Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 92 Posted: 06 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2022
Laurent Barras and Aytek Malkhozov
Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance and Queen Mary University of London - School of Economics and Finance
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Variance Risk Premium, Option, Equity, Financial Intermediaries

Does Variance Risk Have Two Prices? Evidence from the Equity and Option Markets

BIS Working Paper No. 521
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 15 Oct 2015
Laurent Barras and Aytek Malkhozov
Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance and Queen Mary University of London - School of Economics and Finance
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variance risk premium, option, equity, financial intermediaries

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International Conditional Asset Allocation Under Specification Uncertainty

Journal of Empirical Finance, Vol. 14, 2007
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 28 Jul 2010
Laurent Barras
Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance
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Conditional Asset Allocation, Predictability, Specification Uncertainty, Performance Measurement