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consumption in any present or future state of nature (good or bad). As a result the degree of loss aversion does not directly … present value of its endowment income, then the household cannot avoid experiencing a relative loss in consumption, either now … or in the future. As a result, loss aversion directly affects consumption and risky investment. Reference levels play a …
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reference level and the degree of loss aversion. Among others we find that the household increases its exposure to risky assets …
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Behavioral finance argues that some financial phenomena can plausibly be understood using models in which some agents are not fully rational. The field has two building blocks: limits to arbitrage , which argues that it can be difficult for rational traders to undo the dislocations caused by...
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According to the behavioral concept of myopic loss aversion (MLA), investors are more willing to take risks if they are …
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Myopic loss aversion (MLA) has been established as one prominent explanation for the equity premium puzzle. In this … loss aversion. When subjects are given the choice to opt for a long or short investment horizon, there is no clear …
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Various explanations for the popularity of covered call option strategies have been explored in the literature. According to Shefrin and Statman [1993], framing and risk aversion can help justifying its attractiveness to investors. Applying prospect theory and hedonic framing, these authors...
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This paper defines risk-on risk-off (RORO), an elusive terminology in pervasive use, as the variation in global investor risk aversion. Our high-frequency RORO index captures time-varying investor risk appetite across multiple dimensions: advanced economy credit risk, equity market volatility,...
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We explicitly derive and explore the optimal consumption and portfolio policies of a loss- averse individual who … without human capital. The welfare loss that this individual would suffer under the conventional CRRA consumption and …
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We explicitly derive and explore the optimal consumption and portfolio policies of a loss-averse individual who … human capital. The welfare loss that this individual would suffer under the conventional CRRA consumption and portfolio …
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framework of myopic loss aversion. Under this framework, traditional momentum strategies are no longer anomalous and risk … the impact of myopia over an international sample. Consistent with the predictions of myopic loss aversion, we find that … the momentum premium is higher for countries that are predisposed to myopia. We therefore argue that myopic loss aversion …
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