We have set out a general framework for adaptive belief systems in asset pricing thery. Fluctuations in prices and returns are driven by an evolutionary dynamics between traders with different expectations about prices.

This paper surveys recent findings about how the financial markets value the knowledge assets of publicly traded firms. The motivation for using market value equation to price knowledge assets is discussed and the theory behind this equation is briefly presented. Then the empirical literature...

We consider a two-period, one-good financial market, featuring variance-averse investors. Under fairly weak assumptions, like those imposed in the capital asset pricing model, we demonstrate how equilibrium may be approached and computed. As main argument we use the two-dimensionality of pricing...

The paper examines the behavior of stock prices in four GCC markets: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The data consists of weekly stock price indexes from September 1994 to April 1998. Three tests of the weak form of the efficient market hypothesis(EMH) are applied. The first two, unit...

The estimation of systematic risk (or 'beta') in central to the implementation of the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the market model for both researchers and practioners. It is well known that a variety of beta estimates can result for the one stock dependeng on various factors such as the...

This paper extends the existing literature into the relationship between beta stability and the length of the estimation period. Specifically of our analysis in the use of powerful new econometrics tests and their application to non-US data, namely, Australian monthly stock returns.

This paper examines the viability of security transaction excise taxes (STETs) as one policy tool for promoting a more stable financial environment, specifically with respect to the U.S. economy. Contrary to a large recent critical literature, we show that a STET can be designed without creating...