A POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MACROECONOMIC FACTOR MODELS AND FUND...

7. A potential difference between macroeconomic factor models and fundamental factor models

is that:

A. macroeconomic factor models explain past returns whereas fundamental factor models

explain expected return.

B. macroeconomic factor models use regression to estimate sensitivities whereas

fundamental factor models do not use regression.

C. in macroeconomic models the factor is stated as a surprise whereas in fundamental factor

models the factor is stated as a return.