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Soft Landing of a Stock Market Bubble - An Experimental Study

Becker, Ralf; Fischbacher, Urs; Hens, Thorsten (2002). Soft Landing of a Stock Market Bubble - An Experimental Study. Working paper series / Institute for Empirical Research in Economics No. 90, University of Zurich.

Abstract

The paper investigates the effect of interest policy on price bubbles, trading behavior and portfolio choice in experimental stock markets. Anseries of experiments has 8 participants trade an asset over 15 periods. Alternatively, the participants can invest money in interest-bearing bonds. Treatment groups are subjected to an endogenous interest policy, while control groups experience a constant interest rate. Our stock markets are characterized by bubbles. While we observe a small positive impact of our interest policy on bubbles, the policy also strongly increases market volatility. On the other hand, concerning portfolio choice, we find evidencenfor value-driven (rational) investment behavior.

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Item Type:Working Paper
Communities & Collections:03 Faculty of Economics > Department of Economics
Working Paper Series > Institute for Empirical Research in Economics (former)
Dewey Decimal Classification:330 Economics
Scope:Discipline-based scholarship (basic research)
Language:English
Date:January 2002
Deposited On:29 Nov 2011 21:26
Last Modified:08 Mar 2024 13:51
Series Name:Working paper series / Institute for Empirical Research in Economics
ISSN:1424-0459
OA Status:Green
Other Identification Number:merlin-id:5763

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