We present a two-stage lottery model with generalized Wang transform as a probability weighting function to formally derive investors’ demand for the lottery-like security. Probability overweight on higher expected payoffs accounts for investors’ overvaluation of the security with moderately...

Because analysts strategically allocate more effort to portfolio firms that are relatively more important for their careers, a firm's information environment is impacted by other firms covered by its analysts. Controlling for analyst and firm characteristics, an analyst makes more accurate,...