Empirical evaluation of the asset-allocation puzzle

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 100
Issue: 2
Pages: 304-307

Authors (3)

Chakroun, Oussama (not in RePEc) Dionne, Georges (HEC Montréal (École des Hautes...) Dugas-Sampara, Amélie (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.336 = (α=2.02 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

We examine the portfolio-choice puzzle posed by Canner, Mankiw, and Weil [Canner, N., Mankiw, N.G., Weil, D.N., 1997. An asset allocation puzzle. The American Economic Review 87, 181-191]. From data on the portfolio composition of 470 clients of a brokerage firm, we obtain that the bonds/stocks ratio does decrease in relation to risk tolerance. This result complements the findings of CMW (1997) by focusing on actual allocations of individual portfolios rather than recommended allocations by financial advisors.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:100:y:2008:i:2:p:304-307
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25