On the sensitivity of mean-variance-efficient portfolios to changes in asset means: some analytical and computational results

MJ Best, RR Grauer - The review of financial studies, 1991 - academic.oup.com
This paper investigates the sensitivity of mean-variance(MV)-efficient portfolios to changes
in the means of individual assets. When only a budget constraint is imposed on the …

Gains from international diversification: 1968–85 returns on portfolios of stocks and bonds

RR Grauer, NH Hakansson - The Journal of Finance, 1987 - Wiley Online Library
This paper applies the multi‐period investment model to a universe of international securities
on the basis of the simple probability assessment approach. Our principal findings are: 1) …

Sensitivity analysis for mean-variance portfolio problems

MJ Best, RR Grauer - Management science, 1991 - pubsonline.informs.org
This paper shows how to perform sensitivity analysis for Mean-Variance (MV) portfolio
problems using a general form of parametric quadratic programming. The analysis allows an …

Positively weighted minimum-variance portfolios and the structure of asset expected returns

MJ Best, RR Grauer - Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 1992 - cambridge.org
… Best and Grauer (1991b) showed that the bounds are derived from the definitions of hG and
… By imposing nonnegativity constraints on (16), Best and Grauer (1991b) provide estimates …

On the use of mean-variance and quadratic approximations in implementing dynamic investment strategies: A comparison of returns and investment policies

RR Grauer, NH Hakansson - Management Science, 1993 - pubsonline.informs.org
This paper compares two approximation schemes for calculating the optimal portfolios in
the discrete-time dynamic investment model, specifically, the mean-variance (MV) and the …

The efficient set mathematics when mean-variance problems are subject to general linear constraints

MJ Best, RR Grauer - Journal of Economics and Business, 1990 - Elsevier
In this paper we develop the efficient set mathematics for the case where mean-variance
portfolio problems are subject to general linear constraints. We derive closed-form expressions …

Do constraints improve portfolio performance?

RR Grauer, FC Shen - Journal of banking & finance, 2000 - Elsevier
The discrete-time dynamic investment model, using only historical data in various asset-allocation
settings, often produces significant abnormal returns. However, the model does not …

Prospect theory and portfolio selection

MJ Best, RR Grauer - Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 2016 - Elsevier
We examine prospect theory portfolios in asset allocation settings that include riskfree lending
and borrowing, subject to margin constraints, and short sales restrictions on risky assets. …

Cross-sectional tests of the CAPM and Fama–French three-factor model

RR Grauer, JA Janmaat - Journal of banking & Finance, 2010 - Elsevier
Grouping does not produce a wide range of betas. Consequently, cross-sectional tests of the
CAPM are bound to lack power. This paper provides a simple way to alleviate the problem …

The analytics of sensitivity analysis for mean-variance portfolio problems

MJ Best, RR Grauer - International Review of Financial Analysis, 1992 - Elsevier
This paper shows that all the efficient set mathematics for mean-variance (MV) portfolio
problems and all the analytics of sensitivity analysis for MV portfolio problems follow from a …