(a) Compare the performance of these size premiums with the global market premium over this  period. Do they outperform or underperform the market?  (b) Examine the time-series return pattern of these size premiums. Are there any specific periods in which the size premiums outperform or underperform? Based on the time-series return pattern, do you think market condition (e.g. boom or recession) plays a role in explaining the return variation for the size premiums?

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(a) Compare the performance of these size premiums with the global market premium over this  period. Do they outperform or underperform the market? 
(b) Examine the time-series return pattern of these size premiums. Are there any specific periods in which the size premiums outperform or underperform? Based on the time-series return pattern, do you think market condition (e.g. boom or recession) plays a role in explaining the
return variation for the size premiums? 
(b)  identify two potential theories/reasons why small firms may outperform large firms.
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the table shows  time-series average returns and standard deviations to the size premiums across
the five regions/countries

0.3611
1991
-0.9684
-2.86022
-1.3596
-2.46667
11
1991
10
|-1.5102
29.14286
-1.45087
0.191011
-0.60909
1991
11
-4.36
-1.70853
-1.70513
-2.08491
4.697674
Average
-5.2582
8.98858
-0.34074
-1.37644
-0.74847
return
7
Standard
13.414
33.65531
4.338805
1.713204
1.857981
Deviation
38
-0.3919
Risk ratio
0.267078
-0.07853
-0.80343
-0.40284
Transcribed Image Text:0.3611 1991 -0.9684 -2.86022 -1.3596 -2.46667 11 1991 10 |-1.5102 29.14286 -1.45087 0.191011 -0.60909 1991 11 -4.36 -1.70853 -1.70513 -2.08491 4.697674 Average -5.2582 8.98858 -0.34074 -1.37644 -0.74847 return 7 Standard 13.414 33.65531 4.338805 1.713204 1.857981 Deviation 38 -0.3919 Risk ratio 0.267078 -0.07853 -0.80343 -0.40284
Develo
Asia-Pacific
Year
Month
Emerging
Europe
Japan
ped
Excluding Japan
1990
7
-3.8490
1990
8
1.232759
-0.37931
-1.82833
-2.04967
|-1.8741
1990
1,992278
10
-1.13481
0.271293
7
|-6.7424
1990
10
-0.28129
-2.32828
0.80597
-2.28536
-1.1899
1990
11
-0.693
-0.01141
-5.57025
-0.68919
7
|-1.5138
1990
12
-1,56725
-1.38077
0.059675
0.89441
1.5270
1991
1
-1.48454
-5.18182
0.290102
0.131148
27
-2.3155
1991
2
-11.766
-1.27778
-2,47487
-0.61159
0.3333
1991
-1.89921
0.895652
-0.67444
-0.14925
33
-0.9969
1991
-0.98901
-1.14679
-0.61157
-2.2807
1991
5
-55
131.4
9.5625
-1.56028
-2.02055
-3.4444
1991
-1.23414
-1.18047
-2,48101
-1.34899
|-2.3560
1991
7
2.909677
-6.29508
-4
-3.13462
|-1.2011
4.
3,
4.
Transcribed Image Text:Develo Asia-Pacific Year Month Emerging Europe Japan ped Excluding Japan 1990 7 -3.8490 1990 8 1.232759 -0.37931 -1.82833 -2.04967 |-1.8741 1990 1,992278 10 -1.13481 0.271293 7 |-6.7424 1990 10 -0.28129 -2.32828 0.80597 -2.28536 -1.1899 1990 11 -0.693 -0.01141 -5.57025 -0.68919 7 |-1.5138 1990 12 -1,56725 -1.38077 0.059675 0.89441 1.5270 1991 1 -1.48454 -5.18182 0.290102 0.131148 27 -2.3155 1991 2 -11.766 -1.27778 -2,47487 -0.61159 0.3333 1991 -1.89921 0.895652 -0.67444 -0.14925 33 -0.9969 1991 -0.98901 -1.14679 -0.61157 -2.2807 1991 5 -55 131.4 9.5625 -1.56028 -2.02055 -3.4444 1991 -1.23414 -1.18047 -2,48101 -1.34899 |-2.3560 1991 7 2.909677 -6.29508 -4 -3.13462 |-1.2011 4. 3, 4.
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