Time-Varying Skewness in Stock Returns: An Information-Based Explanation

There is evidence of regularities in the skewness of asset returns reported in the literature. The literature, however, offers no adequate explanations for these phenomena. Based on a simulation approach, we provide evidence that at least some aspects of skewness can be explained in terms of extant...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lakshman, Alles
Format: Journal Article
Published: University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2004
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18897