Frequency dependent risk

Andreas Neuhierl and Rasmus T. Varneskov

Journal of Financial Economics, 2021, vol. 140, issue 2, 644-675

Abstract: We provide a model-free framework for studying the dynamics of the state vector and its risk prices. Specifically, we derive a frequency domain decomposition of the unconditional asset return premium in a general setting with a log-affine stochastic discount factor (SDF). Importantly, we show that the cospectrum between returns and the SDF only displays frequency dependencies through the state vector and that its dynamics and risk prices can be inferred from covariances between asset (portfolio) returns, that is, from the cross-section. Empirically, we find low and high-frequency state vector risk to be differentially priced for US equities.

Keywords: Asset pricing; Factor models; Nonparametric measures; Spectral analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 G11 G12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2021.01.007

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