We conduct a laboratory experiment to study whether people intuitively use real-option strategies in a dynamic investment setting. The participants were asked to play as an oil manager and make production decisions in response to a simulated mean-reverting oil price. Using cluster analysis,...

This paper examines the long-term impact of natural disasters on household portfoliochoices. In particular, we study this issue with the Wen Chuan Earthquake thatoccurred in China in 2008 as an exogenous natural disaster event. Previous literaturesfind that natural disasters can cause affected...