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Factor Models, Machine Learning, and Asset Pricing
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We survey recent methodological contributions in asset pricing using factor models and machine learning. We organize these results based on their primary objectives: estimating expected returns, factors, risk exposures, risk premia, and the stochastic discount factor as well as model comparison and alpha testing. We also discuss a variety of asymptotic schemes for inference. Our survey is a guide for financial economists interested in harnessing modern tools with rigor, robustness, and power to make new asset pricing discoveries, and it highlights directions for future research and methodological advances.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Giglio, S., Kelly, B., & Xiu, D.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Venue
- Annual Review of Financial Economics
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2022-11-01
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 337-368
- ISSN
- 1941-1367 (ISSN-L)
- 1941-1375
- OpenAlex
- W4290725190
- Cited by
- 187
- References
- 112
- Citations by year
- 2026: 32 · 2025: 61 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 9
- FWCI
- 7.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annual Review of Financial Economics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Stock Market Forecasting Methods
- Keywords
- asset pricing, factor models, machine learning, expected returns, risk exposure, risk premium, stochastic discount factor, model comparison, alpha testing, asymptotic inference, factor estimation
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