Asset Integration and Attitudes toward Risk: Theory and Evidence

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Journal: Review of Economics and Statistics
Year: 2018
Volume: 100
Issue: 5
Pages: 816-830

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0.670 = (α=2.01 / 6 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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Abstract

Abstract We provide evidence that choices over small-stakes bets are consistent with assumptions of some payoff calibration paradoxes. We then exploit the existence of detailed information on individual wealth of our experimental subjects in Denmark and directly estimate risk attitudes and the degree of asset integration. We discover that behavior is consistent with partial, rather than full, asset integration. The implied risk attitudes from estimating these specifications indicate risk premiums and certainty equivalents that are a priori plausible. This theory and evidence suggest one constructive solution to payoff calibration paradoxes.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:tpr:restat:v:100:y:2018:i:5:p:816-830
Journal Field
General
Author Count
6
Added to Database
2026-01-24