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Introduction to Econometrics 3rd Edition by James Stock, Mark Watson

Edition 3ISBN: 978-9352863501
book Introduction to Econometrics 3rd Edition by James Stock, Mark Watson cover

Introduction to Econometrics 3rd Edition by James Stock, Mark Watson

Edition 3ISBN: 978-9352863501
Exercise 1
Read the box "The 'Beta' of a Stock" in Section 4.2.
a. Suppose that the value of is greater than 1 for a particular stock. Show that the variance of ( R R f ) for this stock is greater than the variance of ( R m R t ).
b. Suppose that the value of is less than 1 for a particular stock. Is it possible that variance of ( R Rf ) for this stock is greater than the variance of ( R m R t )
c. In a given year, the rate of return on 3-month Treasury bills is 3.5% and the rate of return on a large diversified portfolio of stocks (the S P 500) is 7.3%. For each company listed in the table in the box, use the estimated value of to estimate the stock's expected rate of return.
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