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Portfolio allocation and asset demand with mean-variance preferences

Thomas Eichner, Andreas Wagener*

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Abstract

We analyze the comparative static effects of changes in the means, the standard deviations and the covariance of asset returns in a standard portfolio selection problem when investors have mean variance preferences. Simple and intuitive characterizations in terms of the elasticity of risk aversion are provided.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)179-193
Number of pages15
JournalTheory and decision
Volume70
Issue number2
Early online date7 May 2010
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2011

Keywords

  • Elasticity of risk aversion
  • Mean
  • Variance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Decision Sciences
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
  • Applied Psychology
  • General Social Sciences
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
  • Computer Science Applications

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