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Ambiguity aversion and household portfolio choice puzzles: Empirical evidence

dc.contributor.authorStephen G. Dimmocken_US
dc.contributor.authorRoy Kouwenbergen_US
dc.contributor.authorOlivia S. Mitchellen_US
dc.contributor.authorKim Peijnenburgen_US
dc.contributor.otherNanyang Technological Universityen_US
dc.contributor.otherMahidol Universityen_US
dc.contributor.otherErasmus University Rotterdamen_US
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Pennsylvaniaen_US
dc.contributor.otherNational Bureau of Economic Researchen_US
dc.contributor.otherUniversita Bocconien_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-11T02:27:48Z
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-14T08:04:19Z
dc.date.available2018-12-11T02:27:48Z
dc.date.available2019-03-14T08:04:19Z
dc.date.issued2016-03-01en_US
dc.description.abstract© 2016. We test the relation between ambiguity aversion and five household portfolio choice puzzles: nonparticipation in equities, low allocations to equity, home-bias, own-company stock ownership, and portfolio under-diversification. In a representative US household survey, we measure ambiguity preferences using custom-designed questions based on Ellsberg urns. As theory predicts, ambiguity aversion is negatively associated with stock market participation, the fraction of financial assets in stocks, and foreign stock ownership, but it is positively related to own-company stock ownership. Conditional on stock ownership, ambiguity aversion is related to portfolio under-diversification, and during the financial crisis, ambiguity-averse respondents were more likely to sell stocks.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Financial Economics. Vol.119, No.3 (2016), 559-577en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jfineco.2016.01.003en_US
dc.identifier.issn0304405Xen_US
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-84960803655en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/43236
dc.rightsMahidol Universityen_US
dc.rights.holderSCOPUSen_US
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dc.subjectBusiness, Management and Accountingen_US
dc.subjectEconomics, Econometrics and Financeen_US
dc.titleAmbiguity aversion and household portfolio choice puzzles: Empirical evidenceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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