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Explain consensus among the chief authors in finance

Is there any consensus among the chief authors in finance concerning the market risk premium?

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In Fernández (2006) we come at this conclusion after analyzing over 100 books and financial articles. The given chart and table demonstrate this point:

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Figure: Risk premium recommended in several books and papers

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Here,

REP = required equity premium;

HEP = historical equity premium;

IEP = implied equity premium;

EEP = Expected equity premium

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