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- Title
Household Portfolio Underdiversification and Probability Weighting: Evidence from the Field.
- Authors
Dimmock, Stephen G; Kouwenberg, Roy; Mitchell, Olivia S; Peijnenburg, Kim
- Abstract
We test whether probability weighting affects household portfolio choice in a representative survey. On average, people display inverse-S-shaped probability weighting, overweighting low probability events. As theory predicts, probability weighting is positively associated with portfolio underdiversification and significant Sharpe ratio losses. Analyzing respondents' individual stock holdings, we find higher probability weighting is associated with owning lottery-type stocks and positively skewed equity portfolios. People with higher probability weighting are less likely to own mutual funds and more likely to either avoid equities or hold individual stocks. We are the first to empirically link individuals' elicited probability weighting and real-world decisions under risk.
- Subjects
PORTFOLIO diversification; PROBABILITY theory; HOUSEHOLDS &; economics; SHARPE ratio; STOCK prices
- Publication
Review of Financial Studies, 2021, Vol 34, Issue 9, p4524
- ISSN
0893-9454
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rfs/hhaa131