Speculative bubbles in present-value models: A Bayesian Markov-switching state space approach

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
Year: 2021
Volume: 127
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

1.009 = (α=2.02 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

We estimate the dynamics of a speculative bubble subject to a surviving and a collapsing regime together with the dynamics of dividends and returns in a tractable state space specification of the present-value model. To estimate this new high-dimensional model, we develop an efficient Markov chain Monte Carlo sampler to simulate from the joint posterior distribution. We find that real-world stock price bubbles show significant Markov-switching structure. Further, the results indicate that dividend growth rates are highly predictable. Finally, we find that bubble variation explains a large share of the variation in the price-dividend ratio and unexpected return.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:dyncon:v:127:y:2021:i:c:s0165188921000361
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25