Overconfidence, Arbitrage, and Equilibrium Asset Pricing

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Finance
Year: 2001
Volume: 56
Issue: 3
Pages: 921-965

Authors (3)

Kent D. Daniel (not in RePEc) David Hirshleifer (University of Southern Califor...) Avanidhar Subrahmanyam (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper offers a model in which asset prices reflect both covariance risk and misperceptions of firms' prospects, and in which arbitrageurs trade against mispricing. In equilibrium, expected returns are linearly related to both risk and mispricing measures (e.g., fundamental/price ratios). With many securities, mispricing of idiosyncratic value components diminishes but systematic mispricing does not. The theory offers untested empirical implications about volume, volatility, fundamental/price ratios, and mean returns, and is consistent with several empirical findings. These include the ability of fundamental/price ratios and market value to forecast returns, and the domination of beta by these variables in some studies.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:jfinan:v:56:y:2001:i:3:p:921-965
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-02-02