This study proposes a lifetime utility maximization model, where borrowers choose optimal mortgage bundles including mortgage type, LTV and loan size to maximize their allocation of limited budgets between housing and non-housing consumptions. The model predicts that the mortgage bundles choice...

Different from prior research that studies weather related factors on equity returns from a behavioral perspective, we investigate air quality on stock returns from a risk perspective using Chinese data. When air-quality risk increases, it not only depresses economic activities of firms but also...