We analyze a new blue chips (large caps) stock index for France from 1854 to 1998. We detail its methodology and show that it differs profoundly from earlier indices, and that it is more consistent with the French financial and economic history. We suggest this result casts some doubt on many historical stock indices such as those gathered in Dimson, Marsh and Staunton "Triumph of the Optimists". We also provide some major results: investment in French stocks provided a positive real return during the 19 th century, but a negative one because of inflation and wars in the 20 th . Despite this century of negative real performance, stocks are still the best financial asset for the very long run but, with an equity premium lower than in the US....
International audienceIn this paper, we study the characteristics of French stock returns using asse...
International audienceIn this paper, we study the characteristics of French stock returns using asse...
This paper is the eleventh chapter of a book forthcoming in January 2007 under the title Histoire du...
We analyze a new blue chips (large caps) stock index for France from 1854 to 1998. We detail its met...
We have reconstructed a new blue chips (large caps) stock index for France from 1854 to 1998, based ...
Most empirical knowledge on the long term performance of financial investments is derived from the b...
Le Bris, collecting about 200,000 data on French stocks from 1854 to 1988, builds a performance inde...
Le Bris a collecté environ 200 000 données sur les actions françaises entre 1854 et 1988 pour constr...
The Paris Stock Exchange in the 19th century : the example of an emerging equity market become effic...
Accès au texte intégral réservé aux membres de l’université de LorraineThis PhD dissertation is comp...
Stock market indices are today a vital and daily tool for both economists and actors in the financia...
Published for the European Association for Banking and Financial HistoryIn this article, we calculat...
URL des Cahiers : https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/CAHIERS-MSECahiers de la MSE 2000.32 - Série B...
Working paper on INCAS blog : https://incas.hypotheses.orgIn this paper, we look back at the XIX cen...
International audienceIn this paper, we study the characteristics of French stock returns using asse...
International audienceIn this paper, we study the characteristics of French stock returns using asse...
This paper is the eleventh chapter of a book forthcoming in January 2007 under the title Histoire du...
We analyze a new blue chips (large caps) stock index for France from 1854 to 1998. We detail its met...
We have reconstructed a new blue chips (large caps) stock index for France from 1854 to 1998, based ...
Most empirical knowledge on the long term performance of financial investments is derived from the b...
Le Bris, collecting about 200,000 data on French stocks from 1854 to 1988, builds a performance inde...
Le Bris a collecté environ 200 000 données sur les actions françaises entre 1854 et 1988 pour constr...
The Paris Stock Exchange in the 19th century : the example of an emerging equity market become effic...
Accès au texte intégral réservé aux membres de l’université de LorraineThis PhD dissertation is comp...
Stock market indices are today a vital and daily tool for both economists and actors in the financia...
Published for the European Association for Banking and Financial HistoryIn this article, we calculat...
URL des Cahiers : https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/CAHIERS-MSECahiers de la MSE 2000.32 - Série B...
Working paper on INCAS blog : https://incas.hypotheses.orgIn this paper, we look back at the XIX cen...
International audienceIn this paper, we study the characteristics of French stock returns using asse...
International audienceIn this paper, we study the characteristics of French stock returns using asse...
This paper is the eleventh chapter of a book forthcoming in January 2007 under the title Histoire du...