Competing Theories of Financial Anomalies
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Brav, A; Heaton, JB
Published in: Review of Financial Studies
January 1, 2002
We compare two competing theories of financial anomalies: "behavioral" theories built on investor irrationality, and "rational structural uncertainty" theories built on incomplete information about the structure of the economic environment. We find that although the theories relax opposite assumptions of the rational expectations ideal, their mathematical and predictive similarities make them difficult to distinguish. Even if irrationality generates financial anomalies, their disappearance still may hinge on rational learning - that is, on the ability of rational arbitrageurs and their investors to reject competing rational explanations for observed price patterns.
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Review of Financial Studies
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0893-9454
Publication Date
January 1, 2002
Volume
15
Issue
2 SPEC.
Start / End Page
575 / 606
Related Subject Headings
- Finance
- 3801 Applied economics
- 3502 Banking, finance and investment
- 1502 Banking, Finance and Investment
- 1402 Applied Economics
- 1401 Economic Theory
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Brav, A., & Heaton, J. B. (2002). Competing Theories of Financial Anomalies. Review of Financial Studies, 15(2 SPEC.), 575–606. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/15.2.575
Brav, A., and J. B. Heaton. “Competing Theories of Financial Anomalies.” Review of Financial Studies 15, no. 2 SPEC. (January 1, 2002): 575–606. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/15.2.575.
Brav A, Heaton JB. Competing Theories of Financial Anomalies. Review of Financial Studies. 2002 Jan 1;15(2 SPEC.):575–606.
Brav, A., and J. B. Heaton. “Competing Theories of Financial Anomalies.” Review of Financial Studies, vol. 15, no. 2 SPEC., Jan. 2002, pp. 575–606. Scopus, doi:10.1093/rfs/15.2.575.
Brav A, Heaton JB. Competing Theories of Financial Anomalies. Review of Financial Studies. 2002 Jan 1;15(2 SPEC.):575–606.
Published In
Review of Financial Studies
DOI
ISSN
0893-9454
Publication Date
January 1, 2002
Volume
15
Issue
2 SPEC.
Start / End Page
575 / 606
Related Subject Headings
- Finance
- 3801 Applied economics
- 3502 Banking, finance and investment
- 1502 Banking, Finance and Investment
- 1402 Applied Economics
- 1401 Economic Theory