On the use of the market model R-square as a measure of stock price efficiency
On the use of the market model R-square as a measure of stock price efficiency
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DOI:
10.1007/s11156-013-0410-8
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发表时间:
2015-02
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
R. Bramante;Giovanni Petrella;D. Zappa
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作者:
R. Bramante;Giovanni Petrella;D. Zappa
The R-square of the market model is a very popular measure of stock price efficiency. However, its interpretation is far from being unambiguous. Some scholars argue that the R-square is a direct measure of efficiency, others argue that the R-square is an indirect measure of efficiency. This paper contributes to the literature in two ways. First, we model the relationship between the market model R-square and the delay in the price discovery process and, second, we find that the correlation between R-square and delay is consistently negative. We conclude that the R-square is a direct measure of price efficiency.