Chapter 14: Latent Factor Models

Multiple Testing, Replication, and the Factor Zoo After the Replication Wars intermediate

The factor zoo is not just a story about too many predictors. It is a story about search, construction choices, and the gap between a published anomaly and an investable factor.

The factor zoo is not just a story about too many predictors. It is a story about search, construction choices, and the gap between a published anomaly and an investable factor.

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References

A Census of the Factor Zoo
Campbell R. Harvey, Yan Liu (2019)
A five-factor asset pricing model
Eugene F. Fama, Kenneth R. French — Journal of Financial Economics
...and the Cross-Section of Expected Returns
Campbell R. Harvey, Yan Liu, Heqing Zhu (2016) — Review of Financial Studies
Replicating Anomalies
Kewei Hou, Chen Xue, Lu Zhang (2020) — The Review of Financial Studies