Portfolio Choice and Asset Prices: The Importance of Entrepreneurial Risk

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Finance
Year: 2000
Volume: 55
Issue: 3
Pages: 1163-1198

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Using cross‐sectional data from the SCF and Tax Model, we show that entrepreneurial income risk has a significant influence on portfolio choice and asset prices. We find that households with high and variable business income hold less wealth in stocks than other similarly wealthy households, although they constitute a significant fraction of the stockholding population. Similarly for nonentrepreneurs, holding stock in the firm where one works reduces the portfolio share of other common stocks. Finally, we show that adding proprietary income to a linear asset pricing model improves its performance over a similar model that includes only wage income.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:jfinan:v:55:y:2000:i:3:p:1163-1198
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25