Growth Opportunities, Technology Shocks, and Asset Prices

Growth Opportunities, Technology Shocks, and Asset Prices

We explore the impact of investment-specific technology (IST) shocks on the crosssection of stock returns. IST shocks reflect technological advances embodied in new capital goods. Using a structural model, we show that IST shocks have a differential effect on the two fundamental components of firm value, the value of assets in place and the value of growth opportunities.

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