We propose a simple way to capture the multidimensionality of liquidity. Our analysis indicates that existing liquidity measures have considerable asset specific components, which justifies our new approach. Constructing a two-factor model with the market and liquidity factor proposed in this paper, we find that our two-factor model well explains the cross-section of stock returns in Korea during 1987~2010, describing the liquidity premium, size and value effects that the CAPM and Fama-French three-factor model fail to explain. Our results also show that the role of liquidity risk on expected stock returns is especially pronounced during the post-Asian financial crisis period.
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Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Existing liquidity measures and a new approach 2.1 Liquidity Measures 2.2 Characteristics of the existing liquidity measures 2.3 A New Approach 3 Data and empirical specification 3.1 The explanatory returns 3.2 The returns to be explained 4 Empirical results 4.1 Performance of portfolios sorted by liquidity measures 4.2 Performance of portfolios sorted by size and book-to-market ratios 4.3 Sub-sample period results 5 Conclusion References Table Figure
Jeewon Jang [ College of Business, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul, Korea ]
Jangkoo Kang [ Graduate School of Finance & Accounting, College of Business, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul, Korea ]
Changjun Lee [ College of Business Administration, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, 270 Imun-dong, Dongdaemun-Gu, Seoul, Korea ]
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