The Implied Equity Risk Premium - An Evaluation of Empirical Methods
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The Implied Equity Risk Premium - An Evaluation of Empirical Methods
Credit and Capital Markets – Kredit und Kapital, Vol. 40 (2007), Iss. 4 : pp. 583–613
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David Schröder, Bonn
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Abstract
A new approach of estimating a forward-looking equity risk premium (ERP) is to calculate an implied risk premium using present value (PV) formulas. This paper compares implied risk premia obtained from different PV models and evaluates them by analyzing their underlying firm-specific cost-of-capital estimates. It is shown that specific versions of dividend discount models (DDM) and residual income models (RIM) lead to similar ERP estimates. However, cross-sectional regression tests of individual firm risk suggest that there are qualitative differences between both approaches. Expected firm risk obtained from the DDM is more in line with standard asset pricing models and performs better in predicting future stock returns than estimates from the RIM. (JEL G12)