Literature Review: Regime-Aware Portfolio Optimization

All 21 references directly cited in the R2-RD manuscript, verified against source. APA 7th edition format with DOI links.

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Methodology
Empirical

1. Regime-Switching Models in Finance (5)

Hamilton, J. D.
(1989). A new approach to the economic analysis of nonstationary time series and the business cycle. Econometrica, 57(2), 357-384. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.2307/1912559
Foundational: Introduces Markov-switching framework for modeling business cycles. Core theoretical basis for R2-RD.
Ryden, T., Terasvirta, T., & Asbrink, S.
(1998). Stylized facts of daily return series and the hidden Markov model. Journal of Applied Econometrics, 13(3), 217-244. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1255
Foundational: Demonstrates HMMs capture stylized facts (volatility clustering, fat tails) better than single-regime models.
Gray, S. F.
(1996). Modeling the conditional distribution of interest rates as a regime-switching process. Journal of Financial Economics, 42(1), 27-62. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1016/0304-405X(96)00875-6
Methodology: Regime-switching GARCH for interest rates with regime-dependent variance parameters.
Haas, M., Mittnik, S., & Paolella, M. S.
(2004). A new approach to Markov-switching GARCH models. Journal of Financial Econometrics, 2(4), 493-530. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1093/jjfinec/nbh020
Methodology: Tractable MS-GARCH formulation avoiding path-dependence problem.
Caporale, G. M., & Zekokh, T.
(2019). Modelling volatility of cryptocurrencies using Markov-Switching GARCH models. Research in International Business and Finance, 48, 143-155. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2018.12.009
Empirical: Recent application of MS-GARCH to cryptocurrency markets.

2. Portfolio Optimization Under Regime Uncertainty (5)

Ang, A., & Bekaert, G.
(2002). International asset allocation with regime shifts. Review of Financial Studies, 15(4), 1137-1187. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/15.4.1137
Foundational: Pioneering work on regime-dependent correlations in international allocation.
Guidolin, M., & Timmermann, A.
(2007). Asset allocation under multivariate regime switching. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 31(11), 3503-3544. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2006.12.004
Foundational: Dynamic programming solution for multivariate regime-switching allocation.
DeMiguel, V., Garlappi, L., & Uppal, R.
(2009). Optimal versus naive diversification: How inefficient is the 1/N portfolio strategy? Review of Financial Studies, 22(5), 1915-1953. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhm075
Foundational: Benchmark showing 1/N often outperforms optimization due to estimation error.
Ledoit, O., & Wolf, M.
(2004). A well-conditioned estimator for large-dimensional covariance matrices. Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 88(2), 365-411. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-259X(03)00096-4
Foundational: Shrinkage estimator used in R2-RD for regime covariance stabilization.
Garleanu, N., & Pedersen, L. H.
(2013). Dynamic trading with predictable returns and transaction costs. Journal of Finance, 68(6), 2309-2340. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1111/jofi.12080
Methodology: Closed-form solutions for optimal trading with costs. Informs turnover regularization.

3. Hidden Markov Model Methods (5)

Leroux, B. G.
(1992). Maximum-likelihood estimation for hidden Markov models. Stochastic Processes and their Applications, 40(1), 127-143. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4149(92)90141-C
Foundational: Proves MLE consistency for HMMs under regularity conditions. Key theoretical basis.
Schwarz, G.
(1978). Estimating the dimension of a model. The Annals of Statistics, 6(2), 461-464. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1214/aos/1176344136
Methodology: Bayesian Information Criterion for model selection. Core of regime count determination.
Jakobsson, M., & Rosenberg, N. A.
(2007). CLUMPP: A cluster matching and permutation program for dealing with label switching and multimodality in analysis of population structure. Bioinformatics, 23(14), 1801-1806. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btm233
Methodology: Label matching algorithm adapted for R2-RD regime alignment.
Kuhn, H. W.
(1955). The Hungarian method for the assignment problem. Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, 2(1-2), 83-97. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1002/nav.3800020109
Methodology: Hungarian algorithm for optimal label assignment in R2-RD.
Kim, C. J., & Nelson, C. R.
(1999). State-space models with regime switching: Classical and Gibbs-sampling approaches with applications. MIT Press. VERIFIED
ISBN: 978-0-262-11238-3
Methodology: Comprehensive treatment of regime-switching state-space models.

4. Financial Crises & Systemic Risk (2)

Brunnermeier, M. K.
(2009). Deciphering the liquidity and credit crunch 2007-2008. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 23(1), 77-100. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1257/jep.23.1.77
Foundational: Explains how market dynamics shift during crisis periods. Motivates regime detection.
Billio, M., Getmansky, M., Lo, A. W., & Pelizzon, L.
(2012). Econometric measures of connectedness and systemic risk in the finance and insurance sectors. Journal of Financial Economics, 104(3), 535-559. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2011.12.010
Empirical: Measures of financial sector interconnectedness. Context for regime-based risk management.

5. Machine Learning & Performance Testing (4)

Gu, S., Kelly, B., & Xiu, D.
(2020). Empirical asset pricing via machine learning. Review of Financial Studies, 33(5), 2223-2273. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhaa009
Foundational: Comprehensive ML comparison for asset pricing. Motivates explainability discussion.
Harvey, C. R., Liu, Y., & Zhu, H.
(2016). ...and the cross-section of expected returns. Review of Financial Studies, 29(1), 5-68. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhv059
Methodology: Multiple testing corrections for factor discovery. Emphasizes economic intuition.
Ledoit, O., & Wolf, M.
(2008). Robust performance hypothesis testing with the Sharpe ratio. Journal of Empirical Finance, 15(5), 850-859. VERIFIED
DOI: 10.1016/j.jempfin.2008.03.002
Methodology: Bootstrap methodology for testing Sharpe ratio differences. Used in R2-RD evaluation.
Hirsa, A., Xu, S., & Malhotra, S.
(2024). Robust Rolling Regime Detection (R2-RD): A data-driven perspective of financial markets. SSRN Working Paper. VERIFIED
SSRN: 4729435
Empirical: Original R2-RD framework that this paper extends with theoretical foundations.

Verification Methodology

This literature review contains only papers directly cited in the R2-RD manuscript (main.tex). Each reference was:

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Removed (not cited): Ledoit-Wolf 2017, Fan 2013, Bollerslev 1986, Glosten 1993, Barndorff-Nielsen 2002

Added (were cited): Brunnermeier 2009, Billio 2012, Ledoit-Wolf 2008