How a skewness shock influences optimal allocation in a risky asset
Journal
Applied Economics Letters
ISSN
1350-4851
ISSN-Digital
1466-4291
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2013-04-11
Author(s)
Abstract
This article extends the classic Samuelson (1970) and Merton (1973) model of optimal portfolio allocation with one risky asset and a riskless one to include the effect of the skewness. Using an extended version of Stein's Lemma, we provide the explicit solution for optimal demand that holds for all expected utility maximizing investors when the risky asset is skew-normally and normally distributed. A closed expression is achieved for investors with constant absolute risk aversion.
Language
English
Keywords
Stein's Lemma
optimal asset allocation
skew\-normal distribution
skewness
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publisher place
London
Volume
20
Number
9
Start page
842
End page
846
Pages
5
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
231045