Analyzing a large sample of U.S. firms, we show that the asymmetry of stock return volatility is positively related to investor attention and differences of opinion. Using the number of analysts following a given firm to capture attention and the dispersion in analyst forecasts as a common proxy...

Based on the APARCH model and two outlier detection methods, we compute reliable time series of volatility asymmetry for 49 countries with relatively few observations. Results show a steady increase in the asymmetry over the years for most countries. We find that economic development and market...

The focus of the paper is on individual investor trading characteristics, the disposition effect bias and its links to performance. The analysis is based on the individual investor subsample of the complete transaction data of the Estonian stock market. The Cox proportional hazard model, along...

We analyze how intellectual abilities and education affect investors’ risk-adjusted returns in the stock market. To investigate such effects, we use educational performance measured by standardized exams and the type and specialty of a university degree obtained.  The data used covers one...

Combining two exhaustive datasets from NASDAQ OMX Tallinn and Estonian national educational registry we dig deeper into the behaviour of the individual investor and paint a picture about how mental abilities in very different areas influence stock market participation. We use different tools of...

This paper provides a more thorough empirical examination of the development and determinants of the liquidity position in the financial sector during the last financial crisis in the Baltic-Nordic region, which takes into consideration the whole economic cycle. The current study serves as an...

This paper empirically examines the development and determinants of the liquidity position in the financial sector during the recent financial crisis in the Baltic-Scandinavian region. We look at fiscal and monetary policy implications of liquidity problems arising in the crisis. The results are...

The paper assesses how different types of learning affect the disposition effect. We distinguish between “baseline learning abilities”, “learning by doing” and “learning about one's abilities”, differences in which emerge clearly from our exhaustive NASDAQ OMX Tallinn dataset. We...

We study how cognitive and non-cognitive abilities influence stock market participation and what distinguishes investors from non-investors. Combining five datasets enables to observe the effect of mental abilities in the finest detail. We find that economic activity and occupation as well as...

The paper analyses the tendency of investors to realize gains too early and the reluctance to liquidate losing positions. Analysis is based on the complete transaction data of the Estonian stock market. The Cox proportional hazard model along with ratio analysis is used to measure the...