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What Does it Take for a Specific Prospect Theory Type Household to Engage in Risky Investment?

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  • Hlouskova, Jaroslava

    (Department of Economics and Finance, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria, and Department of Economics, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, Canada)

  • Tsigaris, Panagiotis

    (Department of Economics, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, Canada)

Abstract

This research note examines the conditions which will induce a prospect theory type investor, whose reference level is set by ‘playing it safe’, to invest in a risky asset. The conditions indicate that this type of investor requires a large equity premium to invest in risky assets. However, once she does invest because of a large risk premium, she becomes aggressive and buys/sells till an externally imposed upper/lower bound is reached.

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  • Hlouskova, Jaroslava & Tsigaris, Panagiotis, 2012. "What Does it Take for a Specific Prospect Theory Type Household to Engage in Risky Investment?," Economics Series 286, Institute for Advanced Studies.
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    Keywords

    Prospect theory; loss aversion; reference level; non-investment in risky assets;
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    JEL classification:

    • D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
    • D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets

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