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The Robustness of the CAPM - A Computational Approach

Herings, P.J.J.; Kubler, F. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1999

CAPM-pricing provides a good benchmark for equilibrium prices even when agents are not mean-variance optimizers and returns … preferences, endowments and dividends and compare the equilibrium prices and portfolio-holdings to the predictions of the CAPM …. While the CAPM does not hold exactly for the chosen specification, it turns out that pricing errors are extremely small …

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Existence of Equilibrium and Price Adjustments in a Finance Economy with Incomplete Markets

Talman, Dolf; Thijssen, J.J.J. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2003

In this paper, several problem reduction techniques are discussed that can be used to reduce the solution time of set partitioning problems. These techniques can be applied in any solution algorithm for set partitioning problems. Besides a short review of the existing literature on preprocessing...

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A Note on "Stability of Tâtonnement Processes of Short Period Equilibria with Rational Expectations"

Herings, P.J.J. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1997

In Hens (1997), a new adjustment process is proposed for a setting with reopening spot and asset markets. He argues by means of an intemporal variant of Scarf's example that this process is more stable than the other processes, although in general it might be more stable or less stable. This...

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Competitive Outcomes and Endogenous Coalition Formation in an n-Person Game

Sun, N.; Trockel, W.; Yang, Z.F. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2004

utility (TU) game from the viewpoint of general equilibrium theory.For any given game, we construct a competitive exchange …

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Quantity Constrained General Equilibrium

Talman, Dolf; Babenko, R. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2006

In a standard general equilibrium model it is assumed that there are no price restrictions and that prices adjust infinitely fast to their equilibrium values.In case of price restrictions a general equilibrium may not exist and rationing on net demands or supplies is needed to clear the...

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Hard Assets : The Returns on Rare Diamonds and Gems

Renneboog, Luc; Spaenjers, C. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2011

This paper examines the investment performance of diamonds and other gems (sapphires, rubies, and emeralds) over the period 1999-2010, using a novel data set of auction transactions. Between 1999 and 2010, the annualized real USD returns for white and colored diamonds equaled 6.4% and 2.9%,...

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The Returns on Investment Grade Diamonds

Renneboog, Luc - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2013

Abstract: This paper examines the risk-return characteristics of investment grade gems (white diamonds, colored diamonds and other types of gems including sapphires, rubies, and emeralds). The transactions are coming from gem auctions and span the period 1999-2012. Over our time frame, the...

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Socially Responsible Investments : Methodology, Risk and Performance

Renneboog, Luc; ter Horst, Jenke; Zhang, C. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2007

This paper surveys the literature on socially responsible investments (SRI). Over the past decade, SRI has experienced an explosive growth around the world. Particular to the SRI funds is that both financial goals and social objectives are pursued. While corporate social responsibility (CSR) -...

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Survival, Look-Ahead Bias and the Persistence in Hedge Fund Performance

ter Horst, Jenke; Baquero, G.; Verbeek, M.J.C.M. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2002

Hedge funds databases are typicall subject to high attrition rates because of fund termination and self-selection.Even when all funds are included up to their last available return, one cannot prevent that ex post conditioning biases affect standard estimates of performance persistence.In this...

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Labor Income and the Demand for Long-term Bonds

Nijman, Theo; Werker, Bas J.M.; Koijen, R.S.J. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2005

The riskless nature in real terms of inflation-linked bonds has led to the conclusion that inflation-linked bonds should constitute a substantial part of the optimal investment portfolio of long-term investors.This conclusion is reached in models where investors do not receive labor income...

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