This paper examines lead-lag relationships between monthly index returns from 18 European industries. Several interesting and clear relationships are found that call into question the efficiency of European stock markets. While the Automobiles & Parts sector lags more than half of the other...

This book is about the joint dynamics of stock returns and trading volume. We propose a dynamic equilibrium model in which agents have rational expectations and are heterogeneous in their investment opportunity. The dynamics of stock returns and trading volume implied by the model can explain...