René Garcia

Université de Montréal

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3150, rue Jean-Brillant, bureau C-6027

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Canada

http://https://myrenegarcia.wordpress.com

Toulouse School of Economics

Toulouse

France

  • Université de Montréal

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A Monte Carlo Method for Optimal Portfolios

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A Monte Carlo Method for Optimal Portfolios

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 16 Nov 2000
Jerome Detemple, René Garcia and Marcel Rindisbacher
Boston University Questrom School of Business, Université de Montréal and Questrom School of Business, Boston University
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A Monte Carlo Method for Optimal Portfolios

Journal of Finance, Vol. 58, pp. 401-446, 2003
Posted: 04 Aug 2003
Jerome Detemple, René Garcia and Marcel Rindisbacher
Boston University Questrom School of Business, Université de Montréal and Questrom School of Business, Boston University

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Bond Liquidity Premia

Review of Financial Studies, (2012) 25 (4):1207-1254, EFA 2009 Bergen Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 01 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2012
Jean-Sebastien Fontaine and René Garcia
Bank of Canada and Université de Montréal
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Bond Prices, Term Structure, Funding Liquidity

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The Econometrics of Option Pricing

Number of pages: 79 Posted: 02 Jan 2004
René Garcia, Eric Ghysels and Eric Renault
Université de Montréal, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Economics
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Stock Price Dynamics, Multivariate Jump-Diffusion Models, Latent variables, Stochastic Volatility, Objective and Risk Neutral Distributions, Nonparametric Option Pricing, Discrete time Option Pricing Models, Risk Neutral Valuation, Preference-free Option Pricing

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The Value of Real and Financial Risk Management

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 02 Jan 2006
Marcel Boyer, M. Martin Boyer and René Garcia
CIRANO, Université de Monréal, HEC Montreal - Department of Finance and Université de Montréal
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Risk Management, Firm Value, Coordination, Value at Risk

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Economic Implications of Nonlinear Pricing Kernels

AFA 2009 San Francisco Meetings Paper, Management Science, vol 63, number 10, 2017
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 25 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2021
Caio Almeida and René Garcia
Princeton University and Université de Montréal
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Stochastic Discount Factor, Information-Theoretic Bounds, Generalized Minimum Contrast Estimators, Implicit Utility Maximizing Weights

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A Model-Free Measure of Aggregate Idiosyncratic Volatility and the Prediction of Market Returns

CIRANO - Scientific Publication No. 2013s-01
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 19 Jan 2013
René Garcia, Daniel Mantilla-Garcia and Lionel Martellini
Université de Montréal, Universidad de Los Andes - School of Management and EDHEC Business School
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Aggregate idiosyncratic volatility, cross-sectional dispersion, prediction of market returns

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The Value of Risk Management: A Frontier Analysis

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 25 Mar 2005
Marcel Boyer, René Garcia and M. Martin Boyer
CIRANO, Université de Monréal, Université de Montréal and HEC Montreal - Department of Finance
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Efficiency frontier, risk management, operations management, price of risk

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Assessing and Valuing the Non-Linear Structure of Hedge Fund Returns

Bank of Canada Working Paper No. 2006-31
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Mar 2006 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2008
Antonio Diez de los Rios and René Garcia
Bank of Canada and Université de Montréal
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Hedge Funds, Nonlinear Returns Structure, Valuation of Contingent Claims, Performance of Hedge Funds

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Optimal Portfolio Allocations with Hedge Funds

Paris December 2010 Finance Meeting EUROFIDAI - AFFI
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 24 Oct 2010
Jerome Detemple, Marcel Rindisbacher and René Garcia
Boston University Questrom School of Business, Questrom School of Business, Boston University and Université de Montréal
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Asset Allocation, Hedge Funds, Performance Measurement, Market Timing, Market Price of Risk

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A Multirisk Approach to Measuring Corporate Hedging and its Determinants

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Jul 2008
David De Angelis and René Garcia
University of Houston - C.T. Bauer College of Business and Université de Montréal
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Risk Management, Corporate Hedging, Derivatives, Foreign Currency Hedging, Interest Rate Hedging, Commodity Hedging, Equity Hedging, Financial Distress, Managerial Risk Aversion

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Assessing Misspecified Asset Pricing Models with Empirical Likelihood Estimators

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Assessing Misspecified Asset Pricing Models with Empirical Likelihood Estimators

EFA 2009 Bergen Meetings Paper, Journal of Econometrics, Vol. 170, No. 2, 2012
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2021
Caio Almeida and René Garcia
Princeton University and Université de Montréal
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Stochastic Discount Factor, Euler Equations, Generalized Minimum Contrast Estimators, Model Selection, Cressie Read Discrepancies

Assessing Misspecified Asset Pricing Models with Empirical Likelihood Estimators

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 17 Mar 2009
Caio Almeida and René Garcia
Princeton University and Université de Montréal
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Stochastic Discount Factor, Euler Equations,Generalized Minimum Contrast Estimators, Model Selection, Cressie Read Discrepancies

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Estimation of Stable Distributions by Indirect Inference

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 09 Sep 2005 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2009
René Garcia, Eric Renault and David Veredas
Université de Montréal, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Economics and Vlerick Business School
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Stable distribution, Indirect Inference, Constrained Indirect Inference, Skewed-t distribution

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Nonparametric Assessment of Hedge Fund Performance

Journal of Econometrics, Vol. 214, No. 2, 2020
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 08 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2021
Caio Almeida, Kym Ardison and René Garcia
Princeton University, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) - FGV/EPGE Escola Brasileira de Economia e Finanças and Université de Montréal
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Stochastic Discount Factors, Performance Measurement, Minimum Discrepancy measures, Nonparametric discounting

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Funding Risk, Market Liquidity, Market Volatility and the Cross-Section of Asset Returns

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 30 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2016
Jean-Sebastien Fontaine, René Garcia and Sermin Gungor
Bank of Canada, Université de Montréal and Bank of Canada
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Funding risk, Stock returns, Limits to arbitrage, Market liquidity, Volatility

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High-Frequency Tail Risk Premium and Stock Return Predictability

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 21 Mar 2022
Caio Almeida, Kym Ardison, René Garcia and Piotr Orłowski
Princeton University, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) - FGV/EPGE Escola Brasileira de Economia e Finanças, Université de Montréal and HEC Montréal
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Tail Risk, Risk-Neutral Measure, Expected Shortfall, Intra-day Market Returns

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Nonparametric Tail Risk, Stock Returns and the Macroeconomy

Journal of Financial Econometrics, Vol. 15, Issue 3, 2017
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 25 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2021
Caio Almeida, Kym Ardison, René Garcia and Jose Vicente
Princeton University, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) - FGV/EPGE Escola Brasileira de Economia e Finanças, Université de Montréal and Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil - Central Bank of Brazil
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Tail Risk, Risk Factor, Risk-Neutral Probability, Prediction of Market Returns, Economic Predictability

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Dependence Structure and Extreme Comovements in International Equity and Bond Markets with Portfolio Diversification Effects

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 24 Mar 2008
Georges Tsafack and René Garcia
Suffolk University and Université de Montréal
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An Analytical Framework for Assessing Asset Pricing Models and Predictability

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 19 Mar 2008
René Garcia, Nour Meddahi and Roméo Tédongap
Université de Montréal, Imperial College Business School and ESSEC Business School
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Equilibrium Asset Pricing, Equity Premium, Risk-free Rate Puzzle, Predictability

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Idiosyncratic Risk and the Cross-Section of Realized Returns: Reconciling the Aggregate Returns’ Predictability Evidence

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 17 Mar 2010
Daniel Mantilla-Garcia, Lionel Martellini and René Garcia
Universidad de Los Andes - School of Management, EDHEC Business School and Université de Montréal
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Idiosyncratic volatility, cross-sectional distribution of returns, predictability of aggregate returns

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Measuring High-Frequency Causality between Returns, Realized Volatility and Implied Volatility

CIRANO Scientific Publication No. 2011s-27
Posted: 07 Mar 2011
Jean-Marie Dufour, René Garcia and Abderrahim Taamouti
McGill University, Université de Montréal and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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Volatility asymmetry, leverage effect, volatility feedback effect, risk premium, variance risk premium, multi-horizon causality, causality measure, high-frequency data, realized volatility, bipower variation, implied volatility

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Persistent Monetary Non-Neutrality in an Estimated Menu Cost Model with Partially Costly Information

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 27 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2021
Marco Bonomo, Carlos Carvalho, René Garcia, Vivian Malta and Rodolfo Rigato
Insper Institute of Education and Research, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) - Department of Economics, Université de Montréal, World Bank and Harvard University
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menu costs, information costs, infrequent information, partial information, inattentiveness, optimal price setting, state-dependent pricing, time-dependent pricing

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State-Dependent Pricing under Infrequent Information: A Unified Framework

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State-Dependent Pricing under Infrequent Information: A Unified Framework

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 May 2010 Last Revised: 14 May 2011
Marco Bonomo, Carlos Carvalho and René Garcia
Insper Institute of Education and Research, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) - Department of Economics and Université de Montréal
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menu costs, information costs, infrequent information, sticky information, inattentiveness, optimal price setting, state-dependent pricing, time-dependent pricing

State-Dependent Pricing Under Infrequent Information: A Unified Framework

FRB of New York Staff Report No. 455
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 24 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 16 May 2011
Marco Bonomo, Carlos Carvalho and René Garcia
Insper Institute of Education and Research, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) - Department of Economics and Université de Montréal
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Menu Costs, Information Costs, Infrequent Information, Sticky Information, Inattentiveness, Optimal Price Setting

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Generalized Disappointment Aversion, Long-Run Volatility Risk and Asset Prices

Review Review of Financial Studies, January 2011, 24, 82-122
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 19 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2013
Marco Bonomo, René Garcia, Nour Meddahi and Roméo Tédongap
Insper Institute of Education and Research, Université de Montréal, Imperial College Business School and ESSEC Business School
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disappointment aversion, long-run risk, equity premium, asset returns, predictability, equilibrium Asset Pricing, risk-free rate puzzle

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Intermediary Leverage Shocks and Funding Conditions

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 11 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2022
Jean-Sebastien Fontaine, René Garcia and Sermin Gungor
Bank of Canada, Université de Montréal and Bank of Canada
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Broker-dealers, Leverage, Asset pricing

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Tail Risk and Asset Prices in the Short-term

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 23 Sep 2022
Caio Almeida, Gustavo Freire, René Garcia and Rodrigo Hizmeri
Princeton University, Erasmus School of Economics, Université de Montréal and University of Liverpool - Management School (ULMS)
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Left tail risk, return predictability, factor models, risk-neutralization, high-frequency data

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Time- and State-Dependent Pricing: A Unified Framework

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 19 Sep 2011
Marco Bonomo, Carlos Carvalho and René Garcia
Insper Institute of Education and Research, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) - Department of Economics and Université de Montréal
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menu costs, information costs, infrequent information, sticky information, inattentiveness, optimal price setting, state-dependent pricing, time-dependent pricing

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Assessing Misspecifications in Asset Pricing Models with Nonlinear Projections of Pricing Kernels

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Assessing Misspecifications in Asset Pricing Models with Nonlinear Projections of Pricing Kernels

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Mar 2010
Caio Almeida and René Garcia
Princeton University and Université de Montréal
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Asset Pricing Proxies, Euler Equations, Minimum Discrepancy Estimators, Model Selection

Assessing Misspecifications in Asset Pricing Models with Nonlinear Projections of Pricing Kernels

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 15 Mar 2011
Caio Almeida and René Garcia
Princeton University and Université de Montréal
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Asset Pricing Proxies, Euler Equations, Minimum Discrepancy Estimators, Model Selection

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Online Appendix to the Paper: Approximate Analytical Solutions for Consumption/Investment Problems Under Recursive Utility and Finite Horizon

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 29 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2015
Carlos Heitor Campani, René Garcia and Abraham Lioui
The COPPEAD Graduate School of Business - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Université de Montréal and EDHEC Business School
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Alleviating Coordination Problems and Regulatory Constraints Through Financial Risk Management

CIRANO - Scientific Publication No. 2011s-48
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 30 Aug 2011
Marcel Boyer, M. Martin Boyer and René Garcia
CIRANO, Université de Monréal, HEC Montreal - Department of Finance and Université de Montréal
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Risk Management, firm value, coordination problems, hedging, value at risk

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Risk Aversion, Intertemporal Substitution, and the Term Structure of Interest Rates

CIRANO - Scientific Publications 2009s-20
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 14 Nov 2009
René Garcia and Richard Luger
Université de Montréal and Emory University - Department of Economics
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Recursive utility, Yield curve, Affine macro-finance model, Bond risk premium, Expectations puzzle

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Funding Conditions, Transaction Costs and the Performance of Anomalies

Proceedings of Paris December 2021 Finance Meeting EUROFIDAI - ESSEC
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 26 Oct 2021
Magnim Farouh and René Garcia
University of Montreal and Université de Montréal
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Viewpoint: Option Prices, Preferences, and State Variables

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 25 Jan 2005
René Garcia, Richard Luger and Eric Renault
Université de Montréal, Emory University - Department of Economics and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Economics
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Uncovering Asset Market Participation from Household Consumption and Income

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 02 Feb 2022
Veronika Czellar, René Garcia and Francois Le Grand
SKEMA Business School, Université de Montréal and EMLYON Business School
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limited participation, household-level consumption distribution, heterogeneity, indirect inference, marginal propensity to consume, stock market participation cost

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The Canadian Macroeconomy and the Yield Curve: An Equilibrium-Based Approach

Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 561-583, May 2007
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 May 2007
Richard Luger and René Garcia
Emory University - Department of Economics and Université de Montréal
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Online Appendix for: Uncovering Asset Market Participation from Household Consumption and Income

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 11 Feb 2022
Veronika Czellar, René Garcia and Francois Le Grand
SKEMA Business School, Université de Montréal and EMLYON Business School
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limited participation, household-level consumption distribution, heterogeneity, indirect inference, marginal propensity to consume, stock market participation cost

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The Canadian Macroeconomy and the Yield Curve: An Equilibrium‐Based Approach - La Macroéconomie Canadienne Et La Courbe Des Taux De Rendement: Une Approche En Termes D’Équilibre

Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, Vol. 40, Issue 2, pp. 561-583, 2007
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 05 May 2020
René Garcia and Richard Luger
Université de Montréal and Emory University
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State Dependence Can Explain the Risk Aversion Puzzle

Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 21, Issue 2, pp. 973-1011, 2008
Posted: 26 Jun 2008
Fousseni Chabi-Yo, René Garcia and Eric Renault
University of Massachusetts Amherst - Isenberg School of Management, Université de Montréal and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Economics

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Excess Sensitivity and Asymmetries in Consumption: An Empirical Investigation

JOURNAL OF MONEY, CREDIT, AND BANKING, Vol. 29, No. 2, May 1997
Posted: 05 Feb 1997
René Garcia, Annamaria Lusardi and Serena Ng
Université de Montréal, George Washington University - Department of Accountancy and Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Economics

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Empirical Likelihood Estimators for Stochastic Discount Factors

EFA 2008 Athens Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 06 Mar 2008
Caio Almeida and René Garcia
Princeton University and Université de Montréal
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Stochastic Discount Factor, Information-Theoretic Bounds,Generalized Minimum Contrast Estimators, Implicit Utility Maximizing Weights

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Idiosyncratic Risk and the Cross-Section of Realized Returns

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 22 Mar 2009
René Garcia, Lionel Martellini and Daniel Mantilla-Garcia
Université de Montréal, EDHEC Business School and Universidad de Los Andes - School of Management
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idiosyncratic risk, asset pricing, returns predictability, risk measurement