Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5096213 | Journal of Econometrics | 2012 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
Hansen and Jagannathan (1997) compare misspecified asset pricing models based on least-square projections on a family of admissible stochastic discount factors. We extend their fundamental contribution by considering Minimum Discrepancy projections where misspecification is measured by a family of convex functions that take into account higher moments of asset returns. The Minimum Discrepancy problems are solved on dual spaces producing a family of estimators that captures the least-square problem as a particular case. We derive the asymptotic distributions of the estimators for the Cressie-Read family of discrepancies, and illustrate their use with an assessment of the Consumption Asset Pricing Model.
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Authors
Caio Almeida, René Garcia,