What drives equity market non-participation?

North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-114

  Hsu, Jason C ^a,b  

^a Research Affiliates LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity market non participation puzzle; Equity premium puzzle; Household portfolio choice; Low interest rate puzzle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84455206317     PISSN: 10629408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.najef.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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