We propose a new statistical test of the stochastic dominance efficiency of a given portfolio over a class of portfolios. We establish its null and alternative asymptotic properties, and define a method for consistently estimating critical values. We present some numerical evidence that our tests work well in moderate-sized samples.
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Journal article details
- DOI
- 10.1111/ectj.12016
- Publisher
- Wiley Online Library
- Issue
- Volume 17, Issue 2, June 2014
Suggested citation
O, Linton and T, Post and Y, Whang. (2014). 'Testing for the stochastic dominance efficiency of a given portfolio' 17(2/2014)
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