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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Depression Babies: Do Macroeconomic Experiences Affect Risk-Taking? |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Quarterly Journal of Economics |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 0033-5533 |
| Volume | 126 |
| Number | 1 |
| Page Range | 373 - 416 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Abstract Text | We investigate whether individual experiences of macroeconomic shocks affect financial risk taking, as often suggested for the generation that experienced the Great Depression. Using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances from 1960 to 2007, we find that individuals who have experienced low stock market returns throughout their lives so far report lower willingness to take financial risk, are less likely to participate in the stock market, invest a lower fraction of their liquid assets in stocks if they participate, and are more pessimistic about future stock returns. Those who have experienced low bond returns are less likely to own bonds. Results are estimated controlling for age, year effects, and household characteristics. More recent return experiences have stronger effects, particularly on younger people. |
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| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1093/qje/qjq004 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:5944 |
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