We show that if an agent is uncertain about the precise form of his utility function, his actual relative risk aversion … may depend on wealth even if he knows his utility function lies in the class of constant relative risk aversion (CRRA … their risk aversion parameter invest less in risky assets than wealthy investors with identical risk aversion uncertainty …

The long-run consumption risk (LRR) model is a promising approach to resolve prominent asset pricing puzzles. The … serial correlation of consumption and dividend growth and the equilibrium conditions for market return and risk-free rate, as … well as the model-implied predictability of the risk-free rate. We match analytical moments when possible and simulated …

This paper shows theoretically and empirically that beta- and volatility-based low risk anomalies are driven by return … default risk. With increasing downside risk, the standard capital as- set pricing model increasingly overestimates required … equity returns relative to firms' true (skew-adjusted) market risk. Empirically, the profitability of betting against beta …

labor-income risk can explain much of this risk-taking pattern. Uncontrollable labor-income risk stresses middle …, middle-income households reduce (controllable) financial risk. Richer households, having less pressure, can afford more risk …-taking. The poor take low risk because they avoid jeopardizing their subsistence consumption. …

tail risk. The impact of the misalignment across the different dimensions of the ESG score is distinct from that of ESG … score level itself. Aggregate downside risk bears a negative price for firms with low ESG disparity. …

This paper compares Bayesian decision theory with robust decision theory where the decision maker optimizes with … risk aversion and that decisions are insensitive (robust) to the precise assignment of prior probabilities. This holds … independent from whether the preference for robustness is global or restricted to local perturbations around some reference model. …

This chapter analyzes the risk and return characteristics of investments in artists from the Middle East and Northern …

extensive number of robustness checks. Overall, downside cash flow risk is priced most consistently across different samples … ability. The downside cash flow risk premium is mainly attributable to small stocks. The risk premium for large stocks appears … much more driven by a compensation for symmetric, cash flow related risk. Finally, we multiply our premia estimates by …