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Behavioral Finance. Economics 437. Equity Premium Puzzle. What is it? What explains it? Jorion and Goetzmann. Mehra and Prescott 1985. 90 years of data Average “real” annual yield of S&P500 = 7% Yield for short term debt < 1% Not consistent with presumed level of risk aversion.
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Behavioral Finance Economics 437
Equity Premium Puzzle • What is it? • What explains it? • Jorion and Goetzmann
Mehra and Prescott 1985 • 90 years of data • Average “real” annual yield of S&P500 = 7% • Yield for short term debt < 1% • Not consistent with presumed level of risk aversion
Update in 2003 by Mehra • Updates info up to 2000 • Looks at UK, Japan, Germany France • Similar Results
Jorion & Goetzmann (2007) • Equity Premium Puzzle caused by “survivor bias” • What happens to a “global” portfolio • US equities from 1921 to 1996 had a “real” return of 4.3 % • Median return of all other countries was 0.8%