Consumption smoothing and portfolio rebalancing: The effects of adjustment costs

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Monetary Economics
Year: 2012
Volume: 59
Issue: 8
Pages: 751-768

Authors (3)

Bonaparte, Yosef (not in RePEc) Cooper, Russell (not in RePEc) Zhu, Guozhong (University of Alberta)

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

A household's response to income and return shocks depends on the costs of portfolio adjustment. In particular, the extent of portfolio rebalancing and consumption smoothing are influenced by the presence of non-convex portfolio adjustment costs. Suppose bonds can be adjusted costlessly while adjustments to stock accounts entail adjustment costs. Due to these portfolio adjustment costs, the household demands both stocks and bonds. A household can buffer some income fluctuations without incurring adjustment costs and engage in costly portfolio rebalancing less frequently. Using the estimated preference parameters and portfolio adjustment costs, the response to income and return shocks is nonlinear and reflects the interaction of portfolio rebalancing and consumption smoothing.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:moneco:v:59:y:2012:i:8:p:751-768
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25