We exploit a unique dataset to study how the information sets of retail and institutional investors evolve over time. In line with theoretical models of rational inattention, investors’ information set is related to their sophistication, with more sophisticated investors tracking more stocks....

We study a market with competition in schedules, such as in asset auctions or wholesale electricity markets, with boundedly rational sellers that partially neglect the informational content of the price. Using the cursed equilibrium concept, we find that the unique symmetric linear equilibrium...

We show that capital income inequality is large and growing fast, accounting for a significant portion of total income inequality. We study its determinants in a general equilibrium portfolio choice model with endogenous information acquisition and heterogeneity across household sophistication...

This paper examines whether financial statement information can predict future realized volatility incremental to the volatility implied by option market prices. Prior research establishes that option-implied volatility is a biased estimator of future realized volatility. I use an analytical...

We investigate the co-movement of stock prices and intrinsic value estimates focusing on the estimation of risk. We apply risk measurements based on a) market and b) accounting data. We find that price and value co-move from 1983 to 2014 on an index-level using accounting-based risk measurement...

This paper examines the equity loan supply for short selling. Using detailed stock lending data, we show that active equity funds, on average, are informed lenders. The stocks they lend outperform those that they do not. The stocks they recall and sell perform worse in the future than those that...

Technological advancements have lowered the cost for investors to acquire information. We study implications of a lower information acquisition cost in a model where investors' private information production and the manager's behind-the-scenes project management activities are jointly...

We study how stock price informativeness changes with the presence of highfrequency trading (HFT). Our estimate is based on the staggered start of HFT participation in a panel of international exchanges. With HFT presence market prices are a less reliable predictor of future cash ows and...

We study how the informativeness of stock prices changes with the presence of high-frequency trading (HFT). Our estimate is based on the staggered start of HFT participation in a panel of international exchanges. With HFT presence, market prices are a less reliable predictor of future cash flows...

We study the effects of stock price informativeness (SPI) on the complexity of executive compensation. Using textual analysis of SEC proxy statements to construct measures of compensation complexity, we find informative stock prices reduce pay complexity. Using mutual fund redemption as an...