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Irrational diversification: an experimental examination of portfolio construction
Author(s): Thierry Post, Cass Business School, Guido Baltussen, New York University
Topic: Investment and Risk Management Industry: Asset Management Type: Research Papers

A portfolio construction experiment reveals strong evidence for a conditional 1/n diversification heuristic. Subjects have a tendency to exclude choice alternatives that are unattractive when held in isolation, despite their attractive diversification benefits.

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Downside risk and asset pricing
Author(s): Thierry Post, Cass Business School, Pim Van Vliet, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Topic: Finance Industry: Banking Type: Research Papers

We analyse if the value-weighted stock market portfolio is second-order stochastic dominance (SSD) efficient relative to benchmark portfolios formed on size, value, and momentum.

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Wanted: a test for FST optimality of a given portfolio
Author(s): Thierry Post, Cass Business School
Topic: Investment and Risk Management Industry: Asset Management Type: Research Papers

First-order Stochastic Dominance (FSD) is one of the fundamental concepts of decision making under uncertainty, relying only on the assumption of nonsatiation, or decision makers preferring more to less.

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Spanning and intersection: a stochastic dominance approach
Author(s): Thierry Post, Cass Business School
Topic: Finance Industry: Banking Type: Research Papers

We propose linear programming tests for spanning and intersection based on stochasticdominance rather than mean-variance analysis.

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Does risk seeking drive asset prices? A stochastic dominance analysis of aggregate investor preferences
Author(s): Thierry Post, Cass Business School, Haim Levy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Topic: Investment and Risk Management Industry: Asset Management Type: Research Papers

We investigate whether risk seeking or non-concave utility functions can help to explainthe cross-sectional pattern of stock returns.

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