Markets: A Rigorous Course

M11 · Problem 5 ★★ Check

Equity duration

An index has a forward dividend yield of 1.4% (assumption), and investors require r=12%r=12\%. (a) Under Gordon, find the implied gg and the modified duration. (b) The real rate rises 100 bp with gg unchanged. Compute the exact price change. (c) Instead, expected inflation rises 100 bp, raising rr by 100 bp, while firms pass through λ=0.6\lambda=0.6 of the inflation to gg. Compute the exact price change. (d) Explain why measured equity "durations" are far below your answer to (a).

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