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The Stock Market, The Theory of Rational Expectations, and The Efficient Market Hypothesis
The Stock Market, The Theory of Rational Expectations, and The Efficient Market Hypothesis
The Stock Market, The Theory of Rational Expectations, and The Efficient Market Hypothesis
Div1 P1
P0
(1 ke ) (1 ke )
P0 = the current price of the stock
Div1 = the dividend paid at the end of year 1
ke = the required return on investment in equity
P1 = the sale price of the stock at the end of the first period
t 1 Pt C
e
P
R e
e
t 1
of
t 1 P P R R
e of
Supply and Demand analysis states Re will equal the equilibrium return R*, so Rof =
R*