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Lau Ho-Fung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-57). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.iii / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Comparison between APT and CAPM --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- "CAPM, APT and UAPT" --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2 --- Introduction of CAPM --- p.5 / Chapter 2.3 --- Introduction of APT --- p.6 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Assumptions and Requirements --- p.6 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Introduction to the estimation of UAPT --- p.6 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Limitations of classical procedures of APT --- p.7 / Chapter 3 --- Analysis of UAPT Using Structural Equation Model and Its Im- plementation in LISREL --- p.9 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction to SEM with LISREL Implementation --- p.9 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- The first stage of APT and the LISREL Model --- p.9 / Chapter 3.2 --- Estimation of APT by SEM --- p.12 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Combining the two stages in classical method in APT by SEM --- p.12 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Incorporating both observable and unobservable factors　in APT (UAPT) by SEM --- p.15 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- LISREL Implementation --- p.16 / Chapter 4 --- Simulation --- p.19 / Chapter 4.1 --- Simulation Procedure --- p.19 / Chapter 4.2 --- Results --- p.23 / Chapter 5 --- Empirical Study on Hong Kong Stock Market --- p.26 / Chapter 5.1 --- Description and source of the data --- p.26 / Chapter 5.2 --- The Goodness-of-fit Indexes in LISREL --- p.28 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- The normed fit index (NFI) --- p.29 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- The non-normed fit index (NNFI) --- p.29 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- The comparative fit index (CFI) --- p.29 / Chapter 5.3 --- The Structure of our LISREL Model --- p.30 / Chapter 5.4 --- The Five Models in the Empirical Analysis --- p.31 / Chapter 5.5 --- Results --- p.32 / Chapter 5.6 --- Conclusion --- p.33 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusion and Discussion --- p.35 / Appendix --- p.37 / Chapter A --- Example of LISREL Implementation --- p.37 / Chapter B --- Simulation Design and Simulation Result --- p.39 / Chapter C --- Result of Empirical Study --- p.50 / Bibliography --- p.56

Li Ming-Yin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-116). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Declaration --- p.iii / Acknowledgment --- p.iv / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- The Arbitrage Pricing Theory --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1 --- Model and Assumptions --- p.3 / Chapter 2.2 --- Derivation of the APT --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Factor Risk Premia --- p.7 / Chapter 3 --- The Classical Approach --- p.8 / Chapter 3.1 --- Factor Analysis --- p.8 / Chapter 3.2 --- The Cross-sectional Regression --- p.11 / Chapter 3.3 --- Critiques Concerning the 、APT --- p.12 / Chapter 4 --- The Structural Equation Model Approach --- p.15 / Chapter 4.1 --- Combining the Factor Model and the Pricing Equation --- p.15 / Chapter 4.2 --- Framework of the SEM with Mean Structure --- p.16 / Chapter 4.3 --- Applying the SEM Approach to the APT --- p.19 / Chapter 4.4 --- Merit of the SEM Approach --- p.20 / Chapter 5 --- Simulation Study --- p.22 / Chapter 5.1 --- Simulation Design --- p.22 / Chapter 5.2 --- Insight from the Simulation Study --- p.26 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Factor loading. B --- p.26 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Factor covariance matrix. Φ --- p.26 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- "Risk-free rate, rf" --- p.27 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- "Risk premium, λ" --- p.28 / Chapter 5.2.5 --- "Sample size, T" --- p.29 / Chapter 5.2.6 --- Other findings --- p.29 / Chapter 6 --- Empirical Study --- p.30 / Chapter 6.1 --- Specification of the Data --- p.30 / Chapter 6.2 --- Procedures for the SEM Approach --- p.31 / Chapter 6.3 --- Procedures for the Classical Approach --- p.35 / Chapter 6.4 --- Model Interpretation --- p.36 / Chapter 6.5 --- Difficulties Encountered --- p.37 / Chapter 7 --- Conclusion and Discussion --- p.39 / Chapter A --- Result of the Simulation Study --- p.40 / Chapter B --- Result of the Empirical Study --- p.105 / Chapter C --- LISREL Program for the Empirical Study (by the SEM Ap- proach) --- p.111 / Bibliography --- p.115

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-132). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

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Choy Man Wah Minnie. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.iii / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- The Analysis of APT using SEM --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1 --- The APT model --- p.3 / Chapter 2.2 --- The structural equation model approach --- p.5 / Chapter 3 --- Incorporating stochastic constraints into the SEM analysis of APT --- p.8 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.8 / Chapter 3.2 --- Bayesian analysis of stochastic constraints --- p.9 / Chapter 3.3 --- Three types of structures for T I --- p.10 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Case 1: T = (σ2Imxm --- p.10 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- "Case 2: r is a diagonal matrix with diagonal elements σ2j for = 1， …,m" --- p.13 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Case 3: Γ is a general positive definite matrix --- p.14 / Chapter 3.4 --- Estimation of parameters using the Mx program --- p.16 / Chapter 4 --- Empirical study on Hong Kong stock market --- p.17 / Chapter 4.1 --- Information of data --- p.17 / Chapter 4.2 --- Source of data --- p.17 / Chapter 4.3 --- Lisrel model with exact constraints --- p.19 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- The resultant model --- p.20 / Chapter 4.4 --- Lisrel model with stochastic constraints --- p.21 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Result --- p.22 / Chapter 5 --- Simulation study --- p.35 / Chapter 5.1 --- Simulation design --- p.35 / Chapter 5.2 --- Simulation procedure --- p.40 / Chapter 5.3 --- Simulation result --- p.41 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Sample size --- p.41 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Analysis methods (constraints) --- p.42 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Factor loadings --- p.43 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- Factor correlation matrix --- p.43 / Chapter 5.3.5 --- Risk premia --- p.43 / Chapter 5.3.6 --- Overall result --- p.44 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusion and discussion --- p.45 / Appendices --- p.46 / Chapter A --- Simulation result - Mean --- p.47 / Chapter B --- Simulation result - Bias --- p.56 / Chapter C --- Simulation result - RMSE --- p.65 / Chapter D --- Mx input script --- p.74 / Chapter D.l --- Stochastic constraints Case 1 --- p.74 / Chapter D.2 --- Stochastic constraints Case 2 --- p.77 / Chapter D.3 --- Stochastic constraints Case 3 --- p.80 / Bibliography --- p.83

Song Xiping. / "August 2006." / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-142). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

Lam, Wing Tung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 43-45). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Literature Review --- p.3 / Chapter 3. --- Model Setting --- p.8 / Chapter 4. --- Equilibria of Price Competition --- p.12 / Chapter 5. --- Equilibrium number of outlets --- p.20 / Chapter 5.1 --- Equilibrium number of outlets when almost all consumers are naive --- p.22 / Chapter 5.2 --- Equilibrium number of outlets when almost all consumers are sophisticated --- p.23 / Chapter 6. --- Incentive for Obfuscation --- p.26 / Chapter 7. --- Conclusions --- p.27 / Chapter A. --- Appendix --- p.28 / Chapter A.1 --- An Example of Equilibrium with a Disproportional Pricing Strategy --- p.28 / Chapter A.2 --- An Example in which a Pure Strategy Equilibrium does not exist for Stage 1 --- p.29 / Chapter A.3 --- Formal Proofs --- p.31