Pessimistic beliefs under rational learning: Quantitative implications for the equity premium puzzle [An article from: Journal of Economics and Business]

by M. Guidolin

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In the presence of infrequent but observable structural breaks, we show that a model in which the representative agent is on a rational learning path can generate high equity premia and low risk-free interest rates. When the model is calibrated to US consumption growth data, average risk premia and bond yields similar to those displayed by post-depression US historical experience are generated for low levels of risk aversion. Even ruling out pessimistic beliefs, recursive learning inflates the equity premium without requiring a strong curvature of the utility function. Simulations reveal that other moments of equilibrium asset returns are easily matched, like excess volatility, the presence of ARCH effects and long-run predictability. These findings are robust to a number of details of the experiments, such as the number and dating of the breaks.

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