This paper investigates the significance of dynamic conditional beta in predicting the cross-sectional variation in expected stock returns. The results indicate that the time-varying conditional beta is alive and well in the cross-section of daily stock returns. Portfolio-level analyses and...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Preface -- References -- Part I: Statistical Methodologies -- Chapter 1: Preliminaries -- 1.1 Sample -- 1.2 Winsorization and Truncation -- 1.3 Newey and West (1987) Adjustment -- 1.4 Summary -- References -- Chapter 2:...