Presidential Address: Discount Rates

Presidential Address: Discount Rates

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Article ID: iaor201112080
Volume: 66
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 1047
End Page Number: 1108
Publication Date: Aug 2011
Journal: The Journal of Finance
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Keywords: discounted cashflow, asset pricing
Abstract:

Discount‐rate variation is the central organizing question of current asset‐pricing research. I survey facts, theories, and applications. Previously, we thought returns were unpredictable, with variation in price‐dividend ratios due to variation in expected cashflows. Now it seems all price‐dividend variation corresponds to discount‐rate variation. We also thought that the cross‐section of expected returns came from the CAPM. Now we have a zoo of new factors. I categorize discount‐rate theories based on central ingredients and data sources. Incorporating discount‐rate variation affects finance applications, including portfolio theory, accounting, cost of capital, capital structure, compensation, and macroeconomics.

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