Portfolio rebalancing in general equilibrium

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Financial Economics
Year: 2020
Volume: 135
Issue: 3
Pages: 816-834

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

This paper develops an overlapping generations model of optimal rebalancing where agents differ in age and risk tolerance. Equilibrium rebalancing is driven by a leverage effect that influences levered and unlevered agents in opposite directions, an aggregate risk tolerance effect that depends on the distribution of wealth, and an intertemporal hedging effect. After a negative macroeconomic shock, relatively risk-tolerant investors sell risky assets, while more risk-averse investors buy them. Owing to interactions of leverage and changing wealth, however, all agents have higher exposure to aggregate risk after a negative macroeconomic shock and lower exposure after a positive shock.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jfinec:v:135:y:2020:i:3:p:816-834
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25