Production-Based Term Structure of Equity Returns

42 Pages Posted: 9 Oct 2013

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Mariano (Max) Massimiliano Croce

Finance Department, Bocconi University; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Hengjie Ai

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Anthony M. Diercks

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Kai Li

Peking University HSBC Business School

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Date Written: October 4, 2013

Abstract

We study the link between timing of cash flows and expected returns in general equilibrium production economies. Our model incorporates (i) heterogenous exposure to aggregate pro- ductivity shocks across capital vintages, and (ii) an endogenous stock of growth options. Our economy features a V-shaped term structure of aggregate dividends in which dividend yields decrease with maturity up to ten years, consistent with the empirical findings of Binsbergen et al. (2012a). Our model also reproduces the empirical negative relationship between cash-flow duration and expected returns in the cross section of book-to-market sorted stocks.

Keywords: Term Structure, Duration, Value Premium

Suggested Citation

Croce, Mariano Massimiliano and Ai, Hengjie and Diercks, Anthony M. and Li, Kai, Production-Based Term Structure of Equity Returns (October 4, 2013). UNC Kenan-Flagler Research Paper No. 2336099, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2336099 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2336099

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Kai Li

Peking University HSBC Business School ( email )

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