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Replication

Does the Equity Premium Survive Skeptical Inference?

A replication testing whether a widely cited finding holds under stricter assumptions and new data.

Status

Replication

Version

Replication

Date

2026-02

Authors

Aryan Patel

Abstract

A replication that re-examines a widely cited finding under stricter assumptions and new data, asking how much of the original result survives skeptical inference. The project documents what holds, what weakens, and where the original conclusion depends on specific choices.

Research question

Does a widely cited finding hold under stricter assumptions and new data?

Methods

  • Replication
  • Stricter inference
  • New-data testing
  • Sensitivity analysis

Data

Public market and factor data; provenance recorded.

Results

Replication in progress. No completed findings are claimed; the work is not published.

Limitations

Findings will be specific to the replication design and the data used.

Code availability

Internal. Release forthcoming.

Data availability

Public sources.

AI disclosure

AI agents assisted with literature retrieval, code generation, analysis support, critique, and drafting. Deterministic systems produced and verified the estimates. A human researcher approved the question, design, interpretation, and release.

Reproduction status

Internal validation.