Recently, two types of innovative estimators of the quadratic variation (QV), namely RVB and RVQ estimators, are established in Yu (2020) for an asset's log-price process permitting time-varying spot volatility. Both RVB and RVQ utilize either higher-order- or cross-terms of log-return and hence...

Mood is associated with investors' decision making and influences stock market performance, which is supported by psychological and financial researches. However, previous studies have not provided a strong evidence that their proxies can influence moods in an efficient way.We use data of...

Trust companies generate leverage cycle dynamics by intermediating less regulated credit to the financial markets in China. We find that the leverage factor constructed from trust companies can explain the time-series and cross-sectional asset returns. The leverage factor derived from securities...

We study how competition for shadow money impacts banking stability. In our model, bankscompete for insured depositors and uninsured shadow money investors and default endogenously.We estimate and calibrate our model to the Chinese banking sector and we find that shadow money investors are...

Investor recognition affects cross-sectional stock returns. In informationally incomplete markets, investors have limited recognition of all securities, and their holding of stocks with low recognition requires compensation for being imperfectly diversified. Using the number of posts on the...