Conditional Asset Pricing and Stock Market Anomalies in Europe

41 Pages Posted: 8 Mar 2007 Last revised: 8 Mar 2008

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Rob Bauer

Maastricht University; European Centre for Corporate Engagement (ECCE)

Mathijs Cosemans

Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of Management

Peter C. Schotman

Maastricht University - Department of Finance

Date Written: March 1, 2008

Abstract

This study provides European evidence on the ability of static and dynamic specifications of the Fama-French (1993) three-factor model to price 25 size-B/M portfolios. In contrast to US evidence, we detect a small-growth premium and find that the size effect is still present in Europe. Furthermore, we document strong time variation in factor risk loadings. Incorporating these risk fluctuations in conditional specifications of the three-factor model clearly improves its ability to explain time variation in expected returns. However, the model still fails to completely capture cross-sectional variation in returns as it is unable to explain the momentum effect.

Keywords: conditional asset pricing, time-varying risk, stock market anomalies

JEL Classification: G12, G14

Suggested Citation

Bauer, Rob and Cosemans, Mathijs and Schotman, Peter C., Conditional Asset Pricing and Stock Market Anomalies in Europe (March 1, 2008). European Financial Management Journal, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=965842

Rob Bauer

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