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Essays On Wealth Inequality And Asset Pricing, Georgios Koimisis
Essays On Wealth Inequality And Asset Pricing, Georgios Koimisis
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Economic and financial theories are often found to be in conflict with empirical evidence, suggesting revisions and elaborations of existing models. There are usually many revisions proposed in response to these "puzzles", but often the true resolution may be a factor not yet realized. This dissertation consists of three chapters and contributes to the explanation of a persistent and significant anomaly, the equity premium puzzle, by taking into account the implications of wealth inequality on consumer preferences and, consequently, on asset prices.
The first chapter examines how wealth inequality affects asset prices in a complete market setting. Wealth inequality is …