Consumption Fluctuations and Expected Returns

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Consumption Fluctuations and Expected Returns. / Atanasov, Victoria; Møller, Stig V.; Priestley, Richard.

In: Journal of Finance, Vol. 75, No. 3, 2020, p. 1677-1713.

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Atanasov, Victoria ; Møller, Stig V. ; Priestley, Richard. / Consumption Fluctuations and Expected Returns. In: Journal of Finance. 2020 ; Vol. 75, No. 3. pp. 1677-1713.

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abstract = "This paper introduces a novel consumption-based variable, cyclical consumption, and examines its predictive properties for stock returns. Future expected stock returns are high (low) when aggregate consumption falls (rises) relative to its trend and marginal utility from current consumption is high (low). We show that the empirical evidence ties consumption decisions of agents to time variation in returns in a manner consistent with asset pricing models based on external habit formation. The predictive power of cyclical consumption is not confined to bad times and subsumes the predictability of many popular forecasting variables.",

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