Strategic Asset Allocation in a Continuous-Time VAR Model

25 Pages Posted: 8 Mar 2003 Last revised: 4 Aug 2022

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John Y. Campbell

Harvard University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

George Chacko

Santa Clara University - Finance Department

Jorge F. Rodriguez

Merrill Lynch

Luis M. Viceira

Harvard Business School - Finance Unit; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: March 2003

Abstract

This note derives an approximate solution to a continuous-time intertemporal portfolio and consumption choice problem. The problem is the continuous-time equivalent of the discrete-time problem studied by Campbell and Viceira (1999), in which the expected excess return on a risky asset follows an AR(1)process, while the riskless interest rate is constant. The note also shows how to obtain continuous-time parameters that are consistent with discrete-time econometric estimates. The continuous-time solution is numerically close to that of Campbell and Viceira and has the property that conservative long-term investors have a large positive intertemporal hedging demand for stocks.

Suggested Citation

Campbell, John Y. and Chacko, George and Rodriguez, Jorge F. and Viceira, Luis M., Strategic Asset Allocation in a Continuous-Time VAR Model (March 2003). NBER Working Paper No. w9547, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=386176

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