We examine asset prices in a representative-agent model of general equilibrium. Assuming only that individuals are risk … averse, we determine conditions on the changes in asset risk that are both necessary and sufficient for the asset price to … incomplete in the sense of containing an uninsurable background risk, such as a risk on labor income. We extend our model to show …

the consumption-based specification of the risk premium. The relevance of Knightian uncertainty is inconsistent with all … REH models, regardless of how they specify the market's risk premium. Our evidence is also inconsistent with bubble …

risk measures for portfolios with infrequently traded securities have not been explored in the literature. We propose a … methodology to calculate market risk measures based on the Kalman filter which can be used on incomplete datasets. We implement … applied to other markets with thinly traded securities. Our methodology provides reliable market risk measures in portfolios …

This paper applies the dichotomous theory of choice by Zou (2000a) tothe analysis of investmentstrategies and security …

the consumption-based specification of the risk premium. The relevance of Knightian uncertainty is inconsistent with all … REH models, regardless of how they specify the market's risk premium. The authors' evidence is also inconsistent with …