Recession managers and mutual fund performance
Recession managers and mutual fund performance
We find that fund managers who began their careers during recessions produce superior returns. This superior performance is not unconditional, as they exhibit better market timing than their non-recession counterparts in recessions, but do not demonstrate better stock picking in booms. Exploring managers’ portfolio choices across years, we find that recession managers tilt their investments towards defensive, rather than cyclical, industries during and before recession periods. Overall, our findings support the argument that the economic conditions under which an individual initially entered the labour market exert a long-term impact on her career outcomes and decision-making.
Economic conditions, Market timing, Mutual fund managers, Performance, Recession
Chen, Jie
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Lasfer, Meziane
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Song, Wei
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Zhou, Si
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Chen, Jie
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Lasfer, Meziane
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Song, Wei
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Zhou, Si
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Chen, Jie, Lasfer, Meziane, Song, Wei and Zhou, Si
(2021)
Recession managers and mutual fund performance.
Journal of Corporate Finance, 69, [102010].
(doi:10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.102010).
Abstract
We find that fund managers who began their careers during recessions produce superior returns. This superior performance is not unconditional, as they exhibit better market timing than their non-recession counterparts in recessions, but do not demonstrate better stock picking in booms. Exploring managers’ portfolio choices across years, we find that recession managers tilt their investments towards defensive, rather than cyclical, industries during and before recession periods. Overall, our findings support the argument that the economic conditions under which an individual initially entered the labour market exert a long-term impact on her career outcomes and decision-making.
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Recession managers and mutual fund performance
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Accepted/In Press date: 8 June 2021
e-pub ahead of print date: 16 June 2021
Published date: August 2021
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Economic conditions, Market timing, Mutual fund managers, Performance, Recession
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ISSN: 0929-1199
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