Pflueger, Carolin E. - 2019
We propose a novel measure of risk perceptions: the price of volatile stocks (PVSt), defined as the book …-to-market ratio of low-volatility stocks minus the book-to-market ratio of high-volatility stocks. PVSt is high when perceived risk … directly measured from surveys and option prices is low. When perceived risk is high according to our measure, safe asset …