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SUMMARY:DF Lunch Seminar with Markus Pelger (Stanford University)
DESCRIPTION:“Shrinking the Term Structure”\n\nWith the Lunch Seminar series, the Department of Finance is bringing eminent and up-and-coming researchers from around the world to Luxembourg.\n\nAbstract\n\nWe propose a new framework to explain the factor structure in the full cross section of Treasury bond returns. Our method unifies non-parametric curve estimation with cross-sectional factor modeling. We identify smoothness as a fundamental principle of the term structure of returns. Our approach implies investable factors, which correspond to the optimal spanning basis functions in decreasing order of smoothness. Our factors explain the slope and curvature shapes frequently encountered in PCA. In a comprehensive empirical study, we show that the first four factors explain the time-series variation and risk premia of the term structure of excess returns. Cash flows are covariances as the exposure of bonds to factors is fully explained by cash flow information. We identify a state-dependent complexity premium. The fourth factor, which captures complex shapes of the term structure premium, substantially reduces pricing errors and pays off during recessions.\n\nAbout the speaker\n\nMarkus Pelger is an Associate Professor of Management Science & Engineering at Stanford University and a Chambers Faculty Scholar in the School of Engineering. He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.\n\nLanguage\n\nEnglish.\n\nThis is a free event. Registration is mandatory.\n\nCold lunches are provided to registered participants only.\n\nLocation: https://www.uni.lu/en/about/campuses/kirchberg-campus/\nRead more: https://www.uni.lu/fdef-en/events/df-lunch-seminar-with-markus-pelger-stanford-university/
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LOCATION:Kirchberg Campus 6 - rue Richard Couden­­­hove-Kalergi 1359 Luxembourg Luxembourg
URL:https://www.uni.lu/fdef-en/events/df-lunch-seminar-with-markus-pelger-stanford-university/
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