Journal article
On the predictability of Chinese stock returns
Pacific-Basin finance journal, Vol.18(4), pp.403-425
09/01/2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2010.04.003
Abstract
We examine stock return predictability in China. We take 18 firm-specific variables that have been documented to predict cross-sectional stock returns in the U.S. and examine their relation with stock returns in China for the sample period from 1995 to 2007. We find relatively weak predictability for Chinese stocks. Only five firm-specific variables predict returns in the Chinese market. Tests on U.S. stock returns find that more predictors can explain cross-sectional stock return variation. We test two explanations for the cause of weak returns predictability in China. First, perhaps return predictors in China are less heterogeneously distributed than they are in the U.S. Second, stock prices are less informative in China than they are in the U.S. We find support for both explanations.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- On the predictability of Chinese stock returns
- Creators
- Xuanjuan Chen - Kansas State UniversityKenneth A. Kim - University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkTong Yao - University of IowaTong Yu - University of Rhode Island
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pacific-Basin finance journal, Vol.18(4), pp.403-425
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.pacfin.2010.04.003
- ISSN
- 0927-538X
- eISSN
- 1879-0585
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- Finance
- Record Identifier
- 9984380508002771
Metrics
5 Record Views