An empirical analysis of aggregate household portfolios

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Banking & Finance
Year: 2008
Volume: 32
Issue: 8
Pages: 1583-1597

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the important time variation in US aggregate household portfolios. To do so, we first use flexible descriptions of preferences and investment opportunities to derive household optimal decision rules that nest static, myopic, and non-myopic portfolio allocations. We then compare these rules to the data through formal statistical analysis. Our main results reveal that: (i) static and myopic investment behaviors are rejected, (ii) non-myopic portfolio allocations are supported, and (iii) the Fama-French factors best explain empirical portfolio shares.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jbfina:v:32:y:2008:i:8:p:1583-1597
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26