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Overconfidence and US stock market returns

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The paper aims to explore the role of overconfidence of US individuals of the personal versus the public risk against Covid-19 on excess stock returns, over the period May 2020-September 2020. Kernel canonical correlation suggests that this sentiment gap exerts a positive effect on excess returns, with high-income individuals displaying a stronger impact.

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  • Apergis, Nicholas, 2022. "Overconfidence and US stock market returns," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 45(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:45:y:2022:i:c:s1544612321002580
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2021.102186
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    Keywords

    Overconfidence; Excess stock prices; Kernel canonical correlation;
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    JEL classification:

    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G41 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making in Financial Markets

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