We analyze fund managers' reputation concerns in an equilibrium model, tying together a number of seemingly unrelated phenomena. The model implies that, due to reputation concerns, hedge fund managers -- especially those with average reputation levels -- prefer strategies with negatively skewed...

In 2005-08, over a dozen put warrants traded in China went so deep out of the money that they were almost certain to expire worthless. Nonetheless, each warrant was traded more than three time each day at substantially inflated prices. This bubble is unique in that the underlying stock prices...