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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 April 2024
Dynamic equilibrium models based on present value computation not only imply that returns are predictable but also generate particular short-term patterns of predictability in asset returns. I take advantage of this to construct a set of tests of equilibrium generated predictability (EGP). I apply the tests to document two puzzles: First, option-implied or realized measures of volatility ought to predict returns but do not; and second, the variance risk premium (VRP) predicts returns but only at long horizons. VRP fails the tests of EGP as the term structure of predictable variation is inconsistent with an equilibrium interpretation.
I thank Hendrik Bessembinder (the editor) and Andrea Tamoni (the referee) for valuable comments. I also thank Andrew Chen, Mikhail Chernov, Dobrislav Dobrev, Mohammad Jahan-Parvar, Dmitriy Muravyev, Neil Pearson, Cisil Sarisoy, Ivan Shaliastovich, Sang Byung Seo, Paul Whelan, Michelle Harasimowicz, Hao Zhou, and seminar participants at the 2020 Virtual Derivatives Workshop, Tsinghua University, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2017 Boston University Conference on Financial Econometrics, and 2017 Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting for helpful comments.