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SOFT LANDING OF A STOCK MARKET BUBBLE: AN EXPERIMANTAL STUDY


Category: Economic Theory
Asset Markets I
Sunday 25th August 2002, 09:30 - 11:00, Room: 1.11
Session Chair(s): Urs Fischbacher, University of Zurich, SWITZERLAND

Presenter(s): Fischbacher, Urs

Co-Author(s): Becker, Ralf and Hens, Thorsten

Keyword(s): experimental asset markets, interest policy, stock market bubbles

JEL(s): C92, E52, G12

Abstract:

The paper investigates the effect of interest policy on price bubbles, trading behavior and portfolio choice in experimental stock markets. A series 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 evidence for value-driven (rational) investment behavior.


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