Essays about: "Household Risky Assets."

Found 5 essays containing the words Household Risky Assets..

  1. 1. Wealth and Risk-Taking: A Cross-Country Study of European Households

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Gustaf Östblom; [2022]
    Keywords : Household finance; Risky share; Participation; Cross-country comparison; Eurozone;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between wealth and risk-taking among European households. Using data from 22 European countries, I show that households with more investable wealth are more likely to invest in risky assets and have a higher risky share conditional on participation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Which households hold risky assets? : A study on household investment choices in the United States

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Kristin Bruksner; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study uses U.S. data from the Survey of Consumer Finance (SCF) from year 2016 to examine how different characteristics of U.S. READ MORE

  4. 3. Household Hedging Motives and Financial Risk Taking: Evidence from Europe

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Azar Aliyev; [2019]
    Keywords : Household Finance; Risk-Taking; Hedging Motives; Human Capital; Real Estate;

    Abstract : Financial economists have suggested how hedging motives related to human capital and real estate should affect financial risk-taking of a utility maximizing household. Using rich cross-sectional data from the second wave of the Eurosystem Household Finance and Consumption Survey, I analyze how such motives relate to the propensity to participate in the markets for risky assets and the risky share - portion of financial portfolio allocated to the risky assets. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Relationship between Credit Constraints and Household Risky Assets : The Case of China

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Shen Wen; Wu Simin; [2017]
    Keywords : Credit Constraints; Life-cycle Theory; Household Portfolio Choice; Household Risky Assets.;

    Abstract : The purpose of this empirical research is to evaluate the relationship between credit constraints and household risky assets in China. The life-cycle hypothesis theory and household portfolio choice theory is the basis of the research. READ MORE

  6. 5. Risky Asset Holding and Labour Income Risk: Evidence from Italian Households

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Haiyue Dong; Junjie Jiang; [2016]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Household portfolio choice problem has been in debate for a long time, and it be- comes more relevant nowadays. Substantial works have been done to understand the relationship between labour income risk and risky asset holding, despite that inconsistent empirical relationships are revealed. READ MORE