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Growth-Rate and Uncertainty Shocks in Consumption: Cross-Country Evidence †

Growth-Rate and Uncertainty Shocks in Consumption: Cross-Country Evidence † Abstract We provide new estimates of the importance of growth-rate shocks and uncertainty shocks for developed countries. The shocks we estimate are large and correspond to well-known macroeconomic episodes such as the Great Moderation and the productivity slowdown. We compare our results to earlier estimates of “ long-run risks” and assess the implications for asset pricing. Our estimates yield greater return predictability and a more volatile price-dividend ratio. In addition, we can explain a substantial fraction of cross-country variation in the equity premium. An advantage of our approach, based on macroeconomic data alone, is that the parameter estimates cannot be viewed as backward engineered to fit asset pricing data. We provide intuition for our results using the recently developed framework of shock-exposure and shock-price elasticities. (JEL E21, E32, E44, G12, G35 ) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics American Economic Association

Growth-Rate and Uncertainty Shocks in Consumption: Cross-Country Evidence †

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American Economic Association
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Copyright © 2017 by the American Economic Association
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1945-7715
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1945-7715
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10.1257/mac.20150250
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Abstract We provide new estimates of the importance of growth-rate shocks and uncertainty shocks for developed countries. The shocks we estimate are large and correspond to well-known macroeconomic episodes such as the Great Moderation and the productivity slowdown. We compare our results to earlier estimates of “ long-run risks” and assess the implications for asset pricing. Our estimates yield greater return predictability and a more volatile price-dividend ratio. In addition, we can explain a substantial fraction of cross-country variation in the equity premium. An advantage of our approach, based on macroeconomic data alone, is that the parameter estimates cannot be viewed as backward engineered to fit asset pricing data. We provide intuition for our results using the recently developed framework of shock-exposure and shock-price elasticities. (JEL E21, E32, E44, G12, G35 )

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American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics – American Economic Association

Published: Jan 1, 2017

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