I test the rational expectations hypothesis for stock market returns using two different samples (UBS/Gallup, CFO). Although rational expectations are conditionally rejected, unconditionally, I cannot reject equality between average investor expectations during the survey periods (2000-2003,...

We examine whether blockchain characteristics such as network size and computing power affect cryptocurrency prices and returns. Consistent with theoretical models, cryptocurrency prices are cointegrated with these two blockchain characteristics. Further, a stochastic discount factor with...

We examine whether the poor unconditional performance of active equity funds can be justified by their superior returns during bad economic times. Using disappointment events in consumption growth as a better proxy for high marginal utility states, we find that the quintile of funds with the...

We examine the relation between cryptocurrency returns and two blockchain characteristics, computing power and network size. We show that cryptocurrency prices are cointegrated with computing power and network. Further, cryptocurrency returns have positive and significant risk exposures to...

We investigate the impact of local agglomeration economies on household portfolio choice. Using detailed location and employment data from two U.S. household surveys, we document that individuals who work in locally agglomerated industries are more likely to invest in risky assets. This pattern...

We investigate the empirical implications of the investment-based model of asset pricing for the Hansen-Jagannathan and Kozak-Nagel-Santosh discount factors in the linear span of equity returns. Our methodology is based on the equivalence between investment and equity returns implied by the...

Based on the 10-K listings of public firms, we identify economic connections among U.S. states, which lead to excess comovement in returns and liquidity of firms headquartered in connected states. The economic connections create spillover effects whereby the economy of a state affects its...