The Equity Premium Puzzle: An Artificial Neural Network Approach

12 Pages Posted: 8 Aug 2008

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Shee Q. Wong

Labovitz School of Business

Nik R. Hassan

University of Minnesota - Duluth

Ehsan H. Feroz

University of Washington Tacoma, Milgard School of Business-Accounting ; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Government of the United States of America - US GAO Advisory Council; University of Minnesota Duluth, Labovitz School of Business-Department of Accounting; University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management-Department of Accounting; American Accounting Association

Date Written: August 8, 2008

Abstract

This paper presents evidence suggesting that artificial neural networks approach (ANNs) outperform traditional statistical methods and can forecast equity premiums reasonably well. The study replicates out-of-sample estimates of regression using ANN with economic fundamentals as inputs. The dividend yield variable was found to produce the best out-of-sample forecasts for equity premium. This result is useful for capital asset pricing model and in asset allocation decisions.

Keywords: Equity premium, Forecasting, CAPM, Neural networks

JEL Classification: C45, G1, G2, G3

Suggested Citation

Wong, Shee Q. and Hassan, Nik R. and Feroz, Ehsan H., The Equity Premium Puzzle: An Artificial Neural Network Approach (August 8, 2008). Review of Accounting and Finance, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 150-161, 2007 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3308587

Shee Q. Wong

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