On the Expected Earnings Hypothesis Explanation of the Aggregate Returns–Earnings Association Puzzle

We provide strong support for the underappreciated expected earnings hypothesis of a negative correlation between aggregate stock returns and earnings. For 1970–2000, our powerful modeling strategy incorporating macroeconomic information reveals that aggregate returns are significantly and negativel...

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Published in:Journal of financial and quantitative analysis 2020-12, Vol.55 (8), p.2732-2763
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Accounting changes
Decomposition
Earnings
GDP
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Hypotheses
Macroeconomics
Quantitative analysis
Securities markets
Volatility
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