{"title":"Revisiting Equity Premium Puzzles in a Data-Rich Environment","authors":"M. Douch, Mohammed Bouaddi","doi":"10.3790/aeq.65.4.257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3790/aeq.65.4.257","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract\u0000 This paper modifies the conventional representative-agent consumption-based equilibrium models by making the habit-formation part depend on additional factors related to economic conditions. This paper assumes that innovations in the consumption surplus ratio are determined not only by consumption growth but also by other macroeconomic and financial factors. The resulting model allowed for a separation between the intertemporal elasticity of substitution and risk aversion. The model also generates highly volatile Intertemporal marginal rate of substitution which translates into fluctuating volatility capturing time varying economic uncertainty. The long-standing equity premium puzzle seems to have been resolved. The resulting pricing model accounts for a number of interesting properties, such as time-varying risk aversion, small relative risk aversion and an equity premium that is compatible with the observed equity premium. These results are obtained with admissible range of local relative risk aversion. In addition, the model generated small risk-free rate resolving the interest rate puzzle.","PeriodicalId":196885,"journal":{"name":"Applied Economics Quarterly: Volume 65, Issue 4","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122244929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Association Between Bank Credit Terms and Conditions and the Business Cycle in the Euro Area","authors":"D. Anastasiou, Konstantinos Drakos","doi":"10.3790/aeq.65.4.247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3790/aeq.65.4.247","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract\u0000 We explored the trajectory of bank loan terms and conditions over the business cycle, where the latter was decomposed into its long-run (trend) and short-run (cyclical) components. We found that deterioration of each business cycle component leads to a significant tightening of credit terms and conditions. We found mixed results concerning the symmetry of impacts of the short and long run components. Symmetry was found between the terms and conditions on loans for small vs. large enterprises. Our findings provide very useful information to policy makers and should be taken into consideration when monetary policies are designed.","PeriodicalId":196885,"journal":{"name":"Applied Economics Quarterly: Volume 65, Issue 4","volume":"PP 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126443226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Banking Crisis Prediction with Differenced Relative Credit","authors":"K. Kauko, Eero Tölö","doi":"10.3790/aeq.65.4.277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3790/aeq.65.4.277","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract\u0000 Indicators based on the ratio of credit to GDP have been found to be highly useful predictors of banking crises. Differences in this ratio seem a highly promising early warning indicator. We test a large number of slightly different versions of the differenced credit-to-GDP ratio with data on euro area members. The optimal time interval of the difference is about two years. Using the moving average of GDP over several years rather than the latest annual data is shown to have little impact on forecasting performance. The proposed indicator demonstrates particular promise at relatively short forecasting horizons (2–3 years).","PeriodicalId":196885,"journal":{"name":"Applied Economics Quarterly: Volume 65, Issue 4","volume":"221 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124385964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}