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title: Asset Pricing Uncertainty
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/eee-empfin-v-78-y-2024-i-c-s0927539824000367/
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identifier: RePEc:eee:empfin:v:78:y:2024:i:c:s0927539824000367
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS0927539824000367%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeee%3Aempfin%3Av%3A78%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3Ac%3As0927539824000367
featured: 2024-11-13
citations: unknown
topic: Asset Pricing & Factors
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# Asset Pricing Uncertainty

A machine learning-constructed economic uncertainty index effectively predicted stock market returns, especially during high uncertainty and sentiment periods.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS0927539824000367%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeee%3Aempfin%3Av%3A78%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3Ac%3As0927539824000367
- Identifier: RePEc:eee:empfin:v:78:y:2024:i:c:s0927539824000367
- Released: 2024-11-13
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 74 (2024-11-13): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2024-11-13/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Asset Pricing & Factors

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