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We propose a new predictor of real economic activity (REA), namely the representative investor's implied relative risk aversion (IRRA) extracted from S&P 500 option prices. IRRA exploits the forward-looking information in option prices. It increases as risk averse investors enter the market,...
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We propose a new predictor of U.S. real economic activity (REA), namely the representative investor's implied relative risk aversion (IRRA) extracted from S&P 500 option prices. IRRA is forward-looking and hence, it is expected to be related to future economic conditions. We document that U.S....
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We construct novel proxies of physical and transition climate risks by conducting textual analysis of climate-change news over the period 2000-2018. This analysis uncovers four textual variables related to the topics of U.S. climate policy, international summits, natural disasters, and global...
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In addition to its well-documented alignment effect, managerial ownership may also value-destroying effects by shifting risk to managers and encouraging risk-substitution; that is, managers with relatively undiversified personal portfolios tend to pass up profitable projects with high...
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