Predicting the equity premium with dividend ratios: reconciling the evidence. [Lead article]
Predicting the equity premium with dividend ratios: reconciling the evidence. [Lead article]
This paper evaluates the ability of dividend ratios to predict the equity premium. We conduct an in and out-of-sample comparative study and apply the Goyal and Welch (2003) graphical method to equity premia derived from the UK FTSE All-Share and the S&P 500 indices. Preliminary in-sample univariate regressions reveal that in both markets the equity premium contains an element of predictability. However, the considered out-of-sample models outperform the historical moving average only in the UK context. This is confirmed by the graphical diagnostic which further indicates that dividend ratios are useful predictors of UK excess returns. Our paper provides a possible explanation of why dividend ratios might be more informative in the UK market by linking these findings to the disappearing dividend phenomenon. Finally, Campbell and Shiller (1988) identities are employed to account for the time-varying properties of the dividend ratio and dividend growth processes. It is shown that by instrumenting the models with the identities, forecasting ability can be further improved.
equity premium, stock return predictability, dividend ratios, out-of-sample prediction
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Kellard, Neil M.
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September 2010
Kellard, Neil M.
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Kellard, Neil M., Nankervis, John C. and Papadimitriou, Fotios I.
(2010)
Predicting the equity premium with dividend ratios: reconciling the evidence. [Lead article].
Journal of Empirical Finance, 17 (4), .
(doi:10.1016/j.jempfin.2010.04.002).
Abstract
This paper evaluates the ability of dividend ratios to predict the equity premium. We conduct an in and out-of-sample comparative study and apply the Goyal and Welch (2003) graphical method to equity premia derived from the UK FTSE All-Share and the S&P 500 indices. Preliminary in-sample univariate regressions reveal that in both markets the equity premium contains an element of predictability. However, the considered out-of-sample models outperform the historical moving average only in the UK context. This is confirmed by the graphical diagnostic which further indicates that dividend ratios are useful predictors of UK excess returns. Our paper provides a possible explanation of why dividend ratios might be more informative in the UK market by linking these findings to the disappearing dividend phenomenon. Finally, Campbell and Shiller (1988) identities are employed to account for the time-varying properties of the dividend ratio and dividend growth processes. It is shown that by instrumenting the models with the identities, forecasting ability can be further improved.
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Published date: September 2010
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equity premium, stock return predictability, dividend ratios, out-of-sample prediction
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