Complex analytic wavelets in the measurement of macroeconomic risks

We use wavelet gain and partial gain coefficients to measure exposures to risk factors specified within popular asset pricing models with macroeconomic sources of risk. When applied to the consumption CAPM, the durable consumption model of Yogo (2006) and the model of Chen, Roll, and Ross (1986), this approach substantially influences the significance of sensitivities to macroeconomic risks, points to different frequency channels of risk...