Through an orthogonalized impulse-response analysis, I studied the relationship between the variance risk premium, market variance and stock correlations in the French stock market from September 2002 through September 2006, using high-frequency data-based measures. Variance risk premium is...

This paper examines the effect of broadband Internet on household stock market participation. By exploiting the expansion of broadband in the U.S. from 1999 to 2008, we find that the availability of broadband in a household’s zip code significantly increases the likelihood of stockholding and...

This chapter surveys research on agent-based models used in finance. It will concentrate on models where the use of computational tools is critical for the process of crafting models which give insights into the importance and dynamics of investor heterogeneity in many financial settings.

The information produced by sophisticated investors in the stock market may be useful for uninformed depositors. Since much information is not produced for Shinkin banks (cooperatives) in Japan, relying on the information from the stock market may be an efficient decision for these depositors....

This paper investigates the circulation of information on secondary stock markets, using the case study of HSBC shares traded on the exchanges in New York, London, and Hong Kong. The distribution of price discovery is analysed across the three markets, within a 24-hour cycle of trading, and in...

We introduce professional financial advice in households' choice to hold risky financial assets. Depending on their perceived own financial capability, it is either trust in financial advice or their perception of consumer protection that affects more households' willingness to hold risky assets...

This paper proposes a direct and robust method to quantify economic uncertainty. Cap and floor options are empirically used to gauge uncertainty about future interest rates. The developed measure is shown to be counter-cyclical, precedes bad macroeconomic states, and its increases are associated...

We introduce professional financial advice in households' choice to hold risky financial assets. Consistent with the predictions from a formal model, we present evidence that households' trust in financial advice only matters when their perceived own financial capability is low. Instead, for...

We introduce professional financial advice in households' choice to hold risky financial assets. Consistent with the predictions from a formal model, we present evidence that households' trust in financial advice only matters when their perceived own financial capability is low. Instead, for...

This paper analyzes whether the market portfolio is efficiently related to benchmark portfolios formed on size, value, momentum and reversal with various utility theories by using stochastic dominance criteria. The results support the prospect theory including assumption of loss aversion at...