This article develops a new information criterion for the analysis of the factor structure of financial markets. The new proposal is obtained by resorting to a Monte Carlo experiment, which allows one to evaluate the behaviour of different information criteria by a priori knowing the true number of unobservable factors. The financial markets factor structure is found to be different from those suggested by traditional factor analysis methods, and for the Italian stock market in particular, only two or three factors are signalled.
Costa M. (2003). The factor structure of financial markets: A simulation study of the Italian case. APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS, 10(2), 83-86 [10.1080/13504850210150924].
The factor structure of financial markets: A simulation study of the Italian case
Costa M.
2003
Abstract
This article develops a new information criterion for the analysis of the factor structure of financial markets. The new proposal is obtained by resorting to a Monte Carlo experiment, which allows one to evaluate the behaviour of different information criteria by a priori knowing the true number of unobservable factors. The financial markets factor structure is found to be different from those suggested by traditional factor analysis methods, and for the Italian stock market in particular, only two or three factors are signalled.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
