Abstract
This paper shows that when Value-at-Risk constrained institutional investors care about their relative standings among the peer group, more risk averse investors would take more risk, which improves the risk sharing and lowers the volatility.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 174-178 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Economics Letters |
| Volume | 121 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Asset pricing
- Financial institution
- Relative performance
- Value-at-Risk (VaR)