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Time-varying risk aversion and unexpected inflation

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Brandt, MW; Wang, KQ
Published in: Journal of Monetary Economics
October 1, 2003

We formulate a consumption-based asset pricing model in which aggregate risk aversion is time-varying in response to both news about consumption growth (as in a habit formation model) and news about inflation. We estimate our model and explore its pricing implications for the term structure of interest rates and the cross-section of stock returns. Our empirical results support the hypothesis that aggregate risk aversion varies in response to news about inflation. The induced time-variation in risk aversion does not appear to proxy for inflation uncertainty or economic growth. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Journal of Monetary Economics

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0304-3932

Publication Date

October 1, 2003

Volume

50

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1457 / 1498

Related Subject Headings

  • Economics
  • 3803 Economic theory
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 3502 Banking, finance and investment
  • 1403 Econometrics
  • 1402 Applied Economics
  • 1401 Economic Theory
 

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Brandt, M. W., & Wang, K. Q. (2003). Time-varying risk aversion and unexpected inflation. Journal of Monetary Economics, 50(7), 1457–1498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoneco.2003.08.001
Brandt, M. W., and K. Q. Wang. “Time-varying risk aversion and unexpected inflation.” Journal of Monetary Economics 50, no. 7 (October 1, 2003): 1457–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoneco.2003.08.001.
Brandt MW, Wang KQ. Time-varying risk aversion and unexpected inflation. Journal of Monetary Economics. 2003 Oct 1;50(7):1457–98.
Brandt, M. W., and K. Q. Wang. “Time-varying risk aversion and unexpected inflation.” Journal of Monetary Economics, vol. 50, no. 7, Oct. 2003, pp. 1457–98. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.jmoneco.2003.08.001.
Brandt MW, Wang KQ. Time-varying risk aversion and unexpected inflation. Journal of Monetary Economics. 2003 Oct 1;50(7):1457–1498.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Monetary Economics

DOI

ISSN

0304-3932

Publication Date

October 1, 2003

Volume

50

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1457 / 1498

Related Subject Headings

  • Economics
  • 3803 Economic theory
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 3502 Banking, finance and investment
  • 1403 Econometrics
  • 1402 Applied Economics
  • 1401 Economic Theory