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Statistical Learning Generalization Guarantees for Multifactor Stock Selection under Adversarial Distribution Shift
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The high volatility and non-stationarity of financial markets pose significant challenges to the application of traditional machine learning models in portfolio optimization and asset pricing. Under distributional shifts and extreme market conditions, these models often suffer from performance degradation and failure in risk control. Although existing studies have made progress in factor modeling and portfolio optimization, most approaches rely on the assumption of independent and identically distributed data or weak robustness constraints, leaving the problem of generalization under non-stationary and adversarial environments insufficiently addressed. To tackle this issue, this paper proposes a statistical learning generalization guarantee framework tailored to adversarial distributional shifts. The framework incorporates adversarial regularization into a multifactor deep neural network and derives PAC-Bayes generalization error bounds, thereby achieving consistency between theoretical guarantees and empirical robustness. Empirical experiments are conducted using high-frequency factor and trading data from the Chinese A-share market and the U.S. NYSE/NASDAQ market between 2015 and 2023. Three experimental settings, baseline model comparisons, adversarial perturbation simulations, and cross-market transfer evaluations, are designed. Results show that the proposed method significantly outperforms OLS regression, LASSO regression, and standard deep neural networks in key metrics such as annualized return, Sharpe ratio, and maximum drawdown, while also demonstrating stronger risk control through improvements in the Robustness Index. Further cross-market and temporal transfer experiments confirm the generalizability of the proposed model, proving its applicability not only in stable markets but also under extreme shocks, where it maintains return consistency and robustness.
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Algorithmic Fairness and the Inclusiveness of Green Finance: Constraints and Incentives for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
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Against the backdrop of the vigorous development of global green finance, algorithmic technology is widely applied. However, the lack of algorithmic fairness has exacerbated the financing predicament of small and medium-sized enterprises in their green transformation. Moreover, existing research is significantly insufficient, and targeted studies are urgently needed. The research first systematically analyzed the three major constraint mechanisms that small and medium-sized enterprises face in green finance; Furthermore, taking the incentive compatibility theory as the core, an algorithm optimization mechanism was designed; Finally, taking the data of Huzhou Green Finance Reform Pilot Zone from 2017 to 2024 as samples, a multi-agent decision-making model was constructed by using computational experimental economics methods combined with Monte Carlo simulation (10,000 iterations) for empirical analysis. The results show that after introducing the algorithm fairness constraint, the collaborative optimization of fairness and efficiency has been achieved. This research not only expands the application boundaries of algorithmic fairness theory in the field of green finance, but also provides solutions for solving the green financing problems of small and medium-sized enterprises and promoting the high-quality development of inclusive green finance.
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