ISSN:
1432-0479
Keywords:
Keywords and Phrases: Price bubbles, Asset market experiments, Expectations.
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JEL Classification Numbers: C92, D84, G12.
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
Summary. This paper investigates the effect of dividend timing on price bubbles and endogenous expectations in twenty-six laboratory asset markets. In ten “A1” markets, a single dividend is paid at the end of the trading horizon. In nine “A2” markets, dividends are paid at the end of each trading period. In seven “A3” markets, some of the dividends are paid at the end of the trading horizon, and the rest are paid on a per-period basis. The results indicate that price bubbles are most likely in A2 markets, less likely in A3 markets, and least likely in A1 markets. Six distinct hypotheses are considered. The data suggest that the concentration of dividend value at a single point in time helps to create common expectations, and thus significantly reduce the incidence of bubbles. Also, the results underscore the difficulty facing econometric tests on field data where fundamental value has to be approximated.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001990050005
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