Credit Conditions and Stock Return Predictability

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Sudheer Chava

Georgia Institute of Technology - Scheller College of Business

Michael F. Gallmeyer

University of Virginia (UVA) - McIntire School of Commerce

Heungju Park

Sungkyunkwan University - SKK Business School

Date Written: September 13, 2014

Abstract

We analyze U.S. stock return predictability using a measure of credit standards (Standards) derived from the Federal Reserve Board's Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices. Standards is a strong predictor of stock returns at a business cycle frequency, especially in the post-1990 data period. Empirically, a tightening of Standards predicts lower future stock returns. Standards performs well both in-sample and out-of-sample and is robust to a host of consistency checks. Standards captures stock return predictability at a business cycle frequency and is driven primarily by the ability of Standards to predict cash flow news.

Keywords: Stock predictability, credit supply, macroeconomics, survey data

JEL Classification: E44, G12, G14, G17, G21

Suggested Citation

Chava, Sudheer and Gallmeyer, Michael F. and Park, Heungju, Credit Conditions and Stock Return Predictability (September 13, 2014). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1571958 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1571958

Sudheer Chava

Georgia Institute of Technology - Scheller College of Business ( email )

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Michael F. Gallmeyer (Contact Author)

University of Virginia (UVA) - McIntire School of Commerce ( email )

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Heungju Park

Sungkyunkwan University - SKK Business School ( email )

Seoul
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

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