Billio, Monica; Caporin, Massimiliano; Panzica, Roberto … - 2017 - This version: October 2016
This paper extends the classic factor-based asset pricing model by including network linkages in linear factor models …. We assume that the network linkages are exogenously provided. This extension of the model allows a better understanding … of the causes of systematic risk and shows that (i) network exposures act as an inflating factor for systematic exposure …