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Can ambiguity about rare disasters explain equity premium puzzle?

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  • Wang, Yuanping
  • Mu, Congming

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We study the effects of ambiguity aversion to diffusion risk and jump risk on asset prices in a production-based asset pricing model and find that ambiguity aversion to jump risk can resolve equity premium puzzle and risk-free rate puzzle.

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  • Wang, Yuanping & Mu, Congming, 2019. "Can ambiguity about rare disasters explain equity premium puzzle?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 183(C), pages 1-1.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:183:y:2019:i:c:36
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108555
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    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
    • E23 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Production

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