Speculative bubbles and the cross-sectional variation in stock returns

Anderson, K. and Brooks, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2668-1153 (2014) Speculative bubbles and the cross-sectional variation in stock returns. International Review of Financial Analysis, 35. pp. 20-31. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2014.07.004

Abstract/Summary

Evidence suggests that rational, periodically collapsing speculative bubbles may be pervasive in stock markets globally, but there is no research that considers them at the individual stock level. In this study we develop and test an empirical asset pricing model that allows for speculative bubbles to affect stock returns. We show that stocks incorporating larger bubbles yield higher returns. The bubble deviation, at the stock level as opposed to the industry or market level, is a priced source of risk that is separate from the standard market risk, size and value factors. We demonstrate that much of the common variation in stock returns that can be attributable to market risk is due to the co-movement of bubbles rather than being driven by fundamentals.

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URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/38399
Item Type	Article
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > Finance and Accounting
Uncontrolled Keywords	Speculative bubbles; Asset pricing; Stock returns; CAPM; Cross-sectional variation
Publisher	Elsevier
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