Canadian consumption and portfolio shares

Michel Normandin () and Pascal St-Amour

Canadian Journal of Economics, 2002, vol. 35, issue 4, 737-756

Abstract: In this paper we gauge consumption and portfolio shares, rather than the traditional pricing implications. We study both aggregated (financial, tangible, and human) and disaggregated (deposits, stocks, insurance, and pensions) assets. The empirical shares are computed from recent aggregate Canadian data. The theoretical shares are constructed from a flexible specification of both investors' preferences and investment opportunities. Our results reveal that the theoretical shares statistically match observed consumption and aggregated assets, but not disaggregated assets. Also, our findings for corporate stocks are consistent with the empirical asset returns literature. Finally, our findings for other assets highlight several new striking features.

JEL-codes: G11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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