Bubbles, Crises, and Heterogeneous Beliefs

Wei Xiong
Working Paper 18905
DOI 10.3386/w18905
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This paper reviews the quickly growing literature that builds on heterogeneous beliefs, a widely observed attribute of individuals, to explain bubbles, crises, and endogenous risk in financial markets.

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Bubbles, Crises, and Heterogeneous Beliefs pp. 663-713 24 - Bubbles, Crises, and Heterogeneous Beliefs pp. 663-713 Bubbles, Crises, and Heterogeneous Beliefs By Wei Xiong View chapter as PDF Handbook on Systemic Risk

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Financial Economics
Financial Markets
Portfolio Selection and Asset Pricing

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Behavioral Finance

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