A note on Representativeness and Household Finance

Dierkes Maik, Klos Alexander, Langer Thomas

Abstract

Previous research has shown that social households have a higher probability of owning risky assets. Using a representative sample of the German population, we demonstrate that the sociability effect is much stronger among people younger than 50.

Keywords

Stock market participation; social interaction; household finance; representativeness

Cite as

Dierkes, M., Klos, A., & Langer, T. (2011). A note on Representativeness and Household Finance. Economics Letters, 113, 62–64.

Details

Publication type
Research article (journal)

Peer reviewed
Yes

Publication status
Published

Year
2011

Journal
Economics Letters

Volume
113

Start page
62

End page
64

Language
English

ISSN
0165-1765