The Robustness of the CAPM: A Computational Approach

Tilburg University, CentER Working Paper No. 1999-54

34 Pages Posted: 14 Mar 2000

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P. Jean-Jacques Herings

Tilburg University

Felix Kubler

University of Zurich; Swiss Finance Institute

Date Written: 1999

Abstract

In this paper we argue that in realistically calibrated two period general equilibrium models with incomplete markets CAPM-pricing provides a good benchmark for equilibrium prices even when agents are not mean-variance optimizers and returns are not normally distributed. We numerically approximate equilibria for a variety of different specications for preferences, endowments and dividends and compare the equilibrium prices and portfolio-holdings to the predictions of the CAPM. While the CAPM does not hold exactly for the chosen specifcation, it turns out that pricing-errors are extremely small. Furthermore, two-fund separation holds approximately.

JEL Classification: C61, C62, C63, D52, G11, G12

Suggested Citation

Herings, P. Jean-Jacques and Kubler, Felix E., The Robustness of the CAPM: A Computational Approach (1999). Tilburg University, CentER Working Paper No. 1999-54, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=200085 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.200085

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Felix E. Kubler

University of Zurich ( email )

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Zürich, CH-8006
Switzerland

Swiss Finance Institute

c/o University of Geneva
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CH-1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland

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