Supported by several recent investigations the empirical pricing kernel paradox might be considered as a stylized fact. In Chabi-Yo et al. (2008) simulation studies have been presented which suggest that this paradox might be caused by regime switching of stock prices in financial markets....

Some bidders voluntarily announce a merger negotiation before the definitive agreement. We propose an “announce-to-signal” explanation to these early announcements: they allow bidders to signal to target shareholders high synergies so as to overcome negotiation frictions and improve success...

We study individual coherent preferences underlying asset prices and propose a set of explicit models for nonlinear V-shaped price pressure utility in a new framework. Coherent preferences are consistent interactive choices between momentum trading and reversal trading in stock market where...

Recently, reinforcement has been identified as an important driver of stock repurchasing decisions. We enrich the existing reinforcement model of repurchasing by an aspiration-based market benchmark. Reinforcement relative to an adaptive benchmark is a well-established model of behavior in...