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Mark J. Kamstra

York University - Schulich School of Business

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Winter Blues: A SAD Stock Market Cycle

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Citation 80

Winter Blues: A SAD Stock Market Cycle

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Working Paper No. 2002-13a, Sauder School of Business Working Paper
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 07 Mar 2000
Mark J. Kamstra, Lisa A. Kramer and Maurice D. Levi
York University - Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business
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Citation 80

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Stock returns, seasonality, behavioral finance, seasonal affective disorder, SAD, depression

Winter Blues: A SAD Stock Market Cycle

American Economic Review, March 2003
Posted: 12 Dec 2002
Mark J. Kamstra, Lisa A. Kramer and Maurice D. Levi
York University - Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business

Abstract:

stock returns, seasonality, behavioral finance, seasonal affective disorder, SAD, depression

2.

Volatility Forecasts, Trading Volume and the ARCH vs Option-Implied Volatility Tradeoff

SFU Economics Discussion Paper No. 01-1, Sauder School of Business Working Paper
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 21 Feb 2001
R. Glen Donaldson and Mark J. Kamstra
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and York University - Schulich School of Business
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Citation 3

Abstract:

return volatility, ARCH models, options-implied volatility, trading volume, combining models

3.

Seasonal Variation in Treasury Returns

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Citation 10

Seasonal Variation in Treasury Returns

Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 1076644
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2014
Mark J. Kamstra, Lisa A. Kramer and Maurice D. Levi
York University - Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business
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Citation 10

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Treasury bond returns, Treasury note returns, market seasonality, time-varying risk aversion, SAD

Seasonal Variation in Treasury Returns

Critical Finance Review, 4(1), 45-115, 2015, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2620912
Posted: 21 Jun 2015
Mark J. Kamstra, Lisa A. Kramer and Maurice D. Levi
York University - Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business

Abstract:

Treasury bond returns, Treasury note returns, Market seasonality, Time-varying risk aversion

4.

Losing Sleep at the Market: The Daylight-Savings Anomaly

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Citation 43

Losing Sleep at the Market: The Daylight-Savings Anomaly

Sauder School of Business Working Paper
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 29 Feb 2000
Mark J. Kamstra, Lisa A. Kramer and Maurice D. Levi
York University - Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business
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Citation 43

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Losing Sleep at the Market: The Daylight-Savings Anomaly

American Economic Review, September 2000
Posted: 29 Feb 2000
Mark J. Kamstra, Lisa A. Kramer and Maurice D. Levi
York University - Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business

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Seasonal Asset Allocation: Evidence from Mutual Fund Flows

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 127 Posted: 17 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2015
Mark J. Kamstra, Lisa A. Kramer, Maurice D. Levi and Russ Wermers
York University - Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
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Citation 5

Abstract:

household finance, mutual fund flow seasonality, net exchanges, net flows, sentiment, time-varying risk aversion, risk tolerance

6.

Fundamental Valuation of Zero-Dividend Firms

Simon Fraser University Department of Economics Working Paper
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Jul 2000
Mark J. Kamstra
York University - Schulich School of Business
Downloads 1,021 (16,446)

Abstract:

Fundamental asset pricing

7.

Forecasting Fundamental Stock Price Distributions

Simon Fraser University Working Paper No. 96-2, Sauder School of Business Working Paper
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 30 Oct 2000
R. Glen Donaldson and Mark J. Kamstra
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and York University - Schulich School of Business
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Citation 1

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Fundamental asset pricing, forecasting, volatility, bubbles

8.

Rational Exuberance: The Fundamentals of Pricing Firms, from Blue Chip to 'Dot-Com'

FRB Atlanta Working Paper No. 2001-21
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Nov 2001
Mark J. Kamstra
York University - Schulich School of Business
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Fundamental asset pricing; Free cash flow model; Residual income model; Gordon growth model

9.

Estimating the Equity Premium

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, August 2010, 45(4) , Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 07-02
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 19 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2010
Glen Donaldson, Mark J. Kamstra and Lisa A. Kramer
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business, York University - Schulich School of Business and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Citation 5

Abstract:

equity risk premium, simulated method of moments, SMM

10.

Winter Blues and Time Variation in the Price of Risk

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Citation 21

Winter Blues and Time Variation in the Price of Risk

EFA 2003 Annual Conference Paper No. 263
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 18 Jul 2003
Mark J. Kamstra, Lisa A. Kramer and Ian Garrett
York University - Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Manchester Business School
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Citation 21

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stock market seasonality, Conditional CAPM, time-varying risk aversion, behavioral finance, Seasonal Affective Disorder

Winter Blues and Time Variation in the Price of Risk

Journal of Empirical Finance, Forthcoming
Posted: 28 Feb 2004
Mark J. Kamstra, Lisa A. Kramer and Ian Garrett
York University - Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Manchester Business School

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Stock market seasonality, conditional CAPM, time-varying risk aversion, behavioral finance, seasonal affective disorder

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Estimating and Testing Fundamental Stock Prices: Evidence from Simulated Economies

SFU Discussion Paper, Sauder School of Business Working Paper
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 30 Oct 2000
R. Glen Donaldson and Mark J. Kamstra
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and York University - Schulich School of Business
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Citation 1

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12.

Does Risk Aversion Vary During the Year? Evidence from Bid-Ask Spreads

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 07 Dec 2004 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2010
Ramon P. DeGennaro, Mark J. Kamstra and Lisa A. Kramer
University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Department of Finance, York University - Schulich School of Business and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Citation 4

Abstract:

time-varying risk aversion, seasonal affective disorder, seasonal depression, SAD

13.

The Annuity Duration Puzzle

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 15 Mar 2012
Narat Charupat, Mark J. Kamstra and Moshe A. Milevsky
McMaster University - DeGroote School of Business, York University - Schulich School of Business and York University - Schulich School of Business
Downloads 438 (40,533)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Retirement, Pensions, Lifecycle, Portfolio Choice, Insurance, Mortality

14.

Stare Down the Barrel and Center the Crosshairs: Targeting the Ex Ante Equity Premium

FRB of Atlanta Working Paper No. 2003-4, Sauder School of Business Working Paper
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 19 Mar 2003
R. Glen Donaldson, Mark J. Kamstra and Lisa A. Kramer
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business, York University - Schulich School of Business and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
Downloads 265 (95,238)
Citation 2

Abstract:

equity risk premium, equity premium puzzle, Monte Carlo simulation

15.

Loan Resales, Asset Selection and Borrowing Cost

EFA 2006 Zurich Meetings
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 16 Mar 2006
Mark J. Kamstra, Gordon S. Roberts and Pei Shao
York University - Schulich School of Business, York University - Schulich School of Business and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Citation 5

Abstract:

Loan resales, syndicated loan, secondary loan market, financial institutions

16.

A Careful Re-Examination of Seasonality in International Stock Markets: Comment on Sentiment and Stock Returns

Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 1668984
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 11 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2011
Mark J. Kamstra, Lisa A. Kramer and Maurice D. Levi
York University - Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business
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Citation 3

Abstract:

SAD, seasonal affective disorder, seasonal depression, stock market cycles, return seasonality

17.

The Case for Trills: Giving the People and Their Pension Funds a Stake in the Wealth of the Nation

Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper No. 1717, Yale ICF Working Paper No. 16
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 Aug 2009
Mark J. Kamstra and Robert J. Shiller
York University - Schulich School of Business and Yale University - Cowles Foundation
Downloads 182 (105,069)
Citation 3

Abstract:

GDP-linked bonds, Aggregate risk, Income risk, Inflation-indexed bonds, MacroShares, U.S. Treasury, Treasury Inflation Protection Securities (TIPS), Intergenerational risk sharing, International risk sharing, Hedging, Portfolio diversification, Market portfolio

18.

Waiting for Returns: Using Space-Time Duality to Calibrate Financial Diffusions

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 31 Dec 2004
Mark J. Kamstra and Moshe A. Milevsky
York University - Schulich School of Business and York University - Schulich School of Business
Downloads 152 (152,605)

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Diffusion, duality, inverse guassian, GBM, First Passage Time

19.

Does the Secondary Loan Market Reduce Borrowing Costs?

Forthcoming in the Review of Finance
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 08 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 28 Feb 2013
Mark J. Kamstra, Gordon S. Roberts and Pei Shao
York University - Schulich School of Business, York University - Schulich School of Business and University of Lethbridge
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Citation 1

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Secondary loan pricing, banking, financial institutions

20.

Seasonally Varying Preferences: Theoretical Foundations for an Empirical Regularity

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Citation 3

Seasonally Varying Preferences: Theoretical Foundations for an Empirical Regularity

AFA 2012 Chicago Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 23 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 31 Jan 2014
Mark J. Kamstra, Lisa A. Kramer, Maurice D. Levi and Tan Wang
York University - Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and University of British Columbia (UBC) - Division of Finance
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Citation 3

Abstract:

Time-varying preferences, time-varying expected returns, stock returns, SAD, Treasury-bill returns, equity premium

Seasonally Varying Preferences: Theoretical Foundations for an Empirical Regularity

Review of Asset Pricing Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 39-77, 2014
Posted: 16 May 2014 Last Revised: 20 May 2014
Mark J. Kamstra, Lisa A. Kramer, Maurice D. Levi and Tan Wang
York University - Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and University of British Columbia (UBC) - Division of Finance

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21.

Momentum, Reversals, and other Puzzles in Fama-MacBeth Cross-Sectional Regressions

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 08 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2017
Mark J. Kamstra
York University - Schulich School of Business
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Momentum, Reversals, Autocorrelation, Fama-MacBeth

22.

The Sluggish and Asymmetric Reaction of Life Annuity Prices to Changes in Interest Rates

Journal of Risk and Insurance, Vol. 83, Issue 3, pp. 519-555, 2016
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 Aug 2016
Narat Charupat, Mark J. Kamstra and Moshe A. Milevsky
McMaster University - DeGroote School of Business, York University - Schulich School of Business and York University - Schulich School of Business
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Is it the Weather? Comment

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 1317939
Posted: 19 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 26 Jan 2009
Mark J. Kamstra, Lisa A. Kramer and Maurice D. Levi
York University - Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business

Abstract:

Seasonal affective disorder, SAD, Sell in May, Stock market cycles, Return seasonality

24.

Volatility Forecasts, Trading Volume, and the Arch Versus Option-Implied Volatility Trade-off

Journal of Financial Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 14 Nov 2004
Glen Donaldson and Mark J. Kamstra
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and York University - Schulich School of Business

Abstract:

Volatility forecasts, ARCH

25.

Combining Bond Rating Forecasts Using Logit

Financial Review, May 2001
Posted: 16 Aug 2001
Mark J. Kamstra, Peter E. Kennedy and Teck-Kin Suan
York University - Schulich School of Business, Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics and Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics

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A New Dividend Forecasting Procedure that Rejects Bubbles in Asset Prices: The Case of the 1929's Stock Crash

REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STUDIES, Vol. 9 No. 2
Posted: 20 Apr 1998
R. Glen Donaldson and Mark J. Kamstra
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and York University - Schulich School of Business

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