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dc.contributor.author | Gupta, Rangan![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Majumdar, Anandamayee![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Wohar, Mark E.![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-19T12:00:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-02 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the current account balance can help in forecasting the quarterly S&P500-based equity premium out-of-sample. We consider an out-of-sample period of 1970:Q3 to 2014:Q4, with a corresponding in-sample period of 1947:Q2 to 1970:Q2. We employ a quantile predictive regression model. The quantilebased approach is more informative relative to any linear model, as it investigates the ability of the current account to forecast the entire conditional distribution of the equity premium, rather than being restricted just to the conditional-mean. In addition, we employ a recursive estimation of both the conditional-mean and quantile predictive regression models over the out-of-sample period which allows for time-varying parameters in the forecast evaluation part of the sample for both these models. Our results indicate that unlike as suggested by the linear (mean-based) predictive regression model, the quantile regression model shows that the (changes in the) real current account balance contains significant outof- sample information especially when the stock market is performing poorly (below the quantile value of 0.3), but not when the market is in normal to bullish modes (quantile value above 0.3). This result seems to be intuitive in the sense that, when the markets are performing average to well, that is performing around the median and above of the conditional distribution of the equity premium, the excess returns is inherently a randomwalk and hence, no information, from a predictor (changes in the real current account balance) is necessary. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Economics | en_ZA |
dc.description.embargo | 2018-02-26 | |
dc.description.librarian | hb2016 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://link.springer.com/journal/11079 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Gupta, R., Majumdar, A. & Wohar, M.E. The role of current account balance in forecasting the US equity premium : evidence from a quantile predictive regression approach. Open Economies Review (2017) 28: 47-59. doi:10.1007/s11079-016-9408-x. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 0923-7992 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1573-708X (online) | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56419 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Springer | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © Springer-Verlag 2016. The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.com/journal/11079. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Stock markets | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Current account | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Predictability | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Quantile regression | en_ZA |
dc.title | The role of current account balance in forecasting the US equity premium : evidence from a quantile predictive regression approach | en_ZA |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |