Wealth effects of time variation in investor risk preferences

Bruce Niendorf () and Thomas Ottaway ()

Journal of Economics and Finance, 2002, vol. 26, issue 1, 77-87

Abstract: We investigate the source of risk premiums: individual risk preferences. By examining the wealth characteristics of agents of different risk preferences, we study the financial incentive of investors to demonstrate different risk preferences. To accomplish this, we model the stock market utilizing artificial adaptive agents. If investors have incentive to vary their risk preferences, or if investors of a constant risk preference vary the way they participate in the market under different market conditions, this could lead to time variation in market risk premiums. We find that agents have significant incentive to demonstrate different risk preferences under different market conditions.(JEl G12) Copyright Springer 2002

Date: 2002
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