Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byBerniece Sutton Modified over 9 years ago
1
Energy Prices Confront CAPM: Implications for Discount Rates Xiaomei (Barbara) Chen NCSU
2
What discount rate should be used for evaluating energy investments?
3
Discount Rate 1. Rate of time preference 2. Economic growth 3. Risk premium
4
1. CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model) helps explain commodity prices ◦ Especially energy prices ◦ Risk premiums vary weekly 2. An unusually powerful test of CAPM 3. It matters for discounting energy investment Three Points
5
1. Energy futures return: 2. Risk-free asset return 3. Risk Premium: 4. Commodity beta: 5. CAPM Predicted Risk Premium: Some Notations
6
Fitted Model: y = 0.17 + 1.69 x (0.09) (0.40) Energy Futures Propane Crude Oil Gasoline Heating Oil Natural Gas Coal
7
Fitted Model: y = 0.17 + 1.12 x (0.12) (0.31) Crude Oil Futures
8
198519901995200020052010 CAPM Predicted Risk Premium
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.