elements of the prospect theory developed by Kahneman and Tversky (1979). In addition to consumption, stockholders consider …

kernel that depends on returns, as in the CAPM or the APT, can accurately price assets. In this sense, theory based on …Recent developments in intertemporal asset pricing theory focus on two sets of fundamental determinants of asset …, most empirical applications, as well as the best practice in the financial industry, ignore much of what theory has to say …

returns. The finance literature has uncovered several potential failings of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). I … investigate the ability of additional risk factors, which are not considered by the CAPM, to explain these problems. In particular … to refine and reassess the cross-sectional evidence against the CAPM.In the first chapter, I test the cross …