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We present a theory of choice among lotteries in which the decision maker's attention is drawn to (precisely defined … payoffs, our model provides a novel and unified account of many empirical phenomena, including frequent risk-seeking behavior … distinguish it from Prospect Theory, which we test. We also use the model to modify the standard asset pricing framework, and use …
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We show that there exists significant heterogeneity across US households in how uncertain they are in their expectations regarding personal and macroeconomic outcomes, and that uncertainty in expectations predicts households' choices. Individuals with lower income or education, more precarious...
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Even if an asset has no fundamental uncertainty with a constant dividend process, a stochastic sentiment-driven equilibrium for the asset price exists besides the well-known fundamental equilibrium. Our paper constructs such sentiment-driven equilibria under general utility functions within an...
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decision theory to characterize when learning or discriminating among competing probability models is challenging. I also use … choice theory under uncertainty to explore the ramifications of model uncertainty and learning in environments in which … underpinnings of asset pricing models. I illustrate how statistical ambiguity can alter the risk-return tradeoff familiar from asset …
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Using climate change as a prototype motivating example, this paper analyzes the implications of structural uncertainty for the economics of low-probability high-impact catastrophes. The paper shows that having an uncertain multiplicative parameter, which scales or amplifies exogenous shocks and...
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exchange rate model, our analysis is based on either the risk-neutral PDF or arbitrage-based tests of target zones. The paper …
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distributions of risks give rise to components of equilibrium prices that differ from the risk prices widely used in asset pricing … theory. A quantitative example highlights a representative investor's uncertainties about the size and persistence of …
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This paper provides new evidence in support of the idea that bouts of optimism and pessimism drive much of US business cycles. In particular, we begin by using sign-restriction based identification schemes to isolate innovations in optimism or pessimism and we document the extent to which such...
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life-cycle model for agricultural producers facing output and output price risk, with investment in an off …-farm, conditionally risk free asset, risky financial assets, savings, consumption, and agricultural production opportunities. This …
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between the maximum daily return over the past one month (MAX) and expected stock returns. Average raw and risk …
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