Chasing noise

被引:94
作者
Mendel, Brock [1 ]
Shleifer, Andrei [1 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Econ, Littauer Ctr M9, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Insiders; Sentiment; Informed trading; SPECULATION; MARKETS; INFORMATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.jfineco.2011.02.018
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
We present a simple model in which rational but uninformed traders occasionally chase noise as if it were information, thereby amplifying sentiment shocks and moving prices away from fundamental values. In the model, noise traders can have an impact on market equilibrium disproportionate to their size in the market. The model offers a partial explanation for the surprisingly low market price of financial risk in the spring of 2007. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:303 / 320
页数:18
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