Loss-aversion and household portfolio choice

Journal of Empirical Finance

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 441-459

  Dimmock, Stephen G ^a   Kouwenberg, Roy ^b,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Limited participation; Loss aversion; Portfolio choice; Prospect theory; Stock market participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951497805     PISSN: 09275398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jempfin.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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