The effect of lifespan expectations on financial decisions

Abstract: I investigate the relationship between lifespan expectations and household investments into risky financial assets. To credibly establish this relationship, I use natural disasters and mass shootings experiences, in the county of the household, their social network and by geographic distance, and show that exposure to such experiences makes households more pessimistic. Using these experiences as […]

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Learning from Noise: Evidence from India’s IPO Lotteries

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“Who cares about the Chinese Yuan?”, with Ila Patnaik, and Ajay Shah, 2011.
“The exchange rate regime in Asia: From crisis to crisis”, with Ila Patnaik, Ajay Shah, and Anmol Sethy, 2011.

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