We combine a customized survey and randomized controlled trial (RCT) to study the effect of higher-order beliefs on U.S. retail investors' portfolio allocations. We find that investors' higher-order beliefs about stock market returns are correlated with but distinct from their first-order...

We present a unified, market-complete model that integrates both Bachelier and Black- Scholes-Merton frameworks for asset pricing. The model allows for the study, within a unified framework, of asset pricing in a natural world that experiences the possibility of negative security prices or...

The rapid development of cryptocurrencies motivates us to examine the factors that drive cryptocurrency prices. Using Google attention innovation ($GAI$) to measure network hype or investor speculation, this paper investigates the effect of network hype in the cryptocurrency market and proposes...