One possible determinant of overpricing on asset markets is a lack of self-control abilities of traders. Self-control is the individual capacity to override or inhibit undesired behavioral tendencies such as impulses and to refrain from acting on them. We implement the first experiment that is...

The low degree of stock market participation (SMP) is one of the big puzzles in finance. Numerous determinants have been proposed. We put these determinants into a structure that is derived from a standard static portfolio model. Then we discuss arguments put forward regarding specific SMP...

Analyzing the interdependencies among fnancial institutions is critical for designing systemic risk monitoring mechanisms; however, most existing research focuses on the frst moment of the return distribution, which falls into the conventional models of choice under risk. Previous literature has...

Unstable fluctuations in financial markets caused by the 2008 financial crisis and currently by the Covid-19 crisis have generated greater concern among investors regarding their capital protection. In view of this situation, the consideration of alternative investments has taken a relevant...

We investigate whether analysts' long-term growth (LTG) forecasts are a signal of analyst effort, which is reflected in the long-term profitability of their stock recommendations. We develop a one-year-ahead LTG forecast likelihood score and execute a trading strategy that generates average...

We propose and implement a procedure to optimally hedge climate change risk. First, we construct climate risk indices through textual analysis of newspapers. Second, we present a new approach to compute factor mimicking portfolios to build climate risk hedge portfolios. The new mimicking...

The low degree of stock market participation (SMP) is one of the big puzzles in finance. Numerous determinants have been proposed. We put these determinants into a structure that is derived from a standard static portfolio model. Then we discuss arguments put forward regarding specific SMP...

המשברים האחרונים בישראל, המכונים בשם אורווליאני טיפוסי "המהפכה המשפטית", הובילו לשתי תגובות סותרות לכאורה: האחת הייתה של פירמות ההשקעה ומיני כלכלנים ואנליסטים...

This study revisits the widely used assumptions in long-term asset allocation: the normal distribution of long-horizon returns and the negligible impacts of estimation errors on the expected returns. This study uses the innovative simulation method of Fama and French (2018) for horizons of up to...

Nowadays, the ESG-oriented portfolios are very popular. This study aims to study the performance of cross-asset portfolios between eco-friendly stocks (represented by Sri-Kehati index) with cryptocurrencies, bonds and gold. The data used in the study were the daily return of each instrument from...