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Lottery Traders

23 Pages Posted: 29 Jul 2001

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Meir Statman

Santa Clara University - Department of Finance

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Abstract

The behavior of stock traders and lottery buyers teaches us about our common aspirations, thoughts and emotions. That behavior also helps us answer the many questions of finance such as the construction of portfolios and the nature of equity premium.

Keywords: Gambling, lotteries, Behavioral Finance, Trading, Cognitive Biases, Emotions, Aspirations

JEL Classification: G, G14

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Statman, Meir, Lottery Traders. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=277158 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.277158

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