Informative Social Interactions

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Luc Arrondel

Paris School of Economics (PSE)

Hector Calvo Pardo

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Chryssi Giannitsarou

University of Cambridge - Faculty of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Michael Haliassos

Goethe University Frankfurt - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration; CEPR; NETSPAR; Goethe University Frankfurt - Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS)

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Date Written: June 2020

Abstract

Household finances are confidential and discussions are limited to a subset of peers. We collect novel representative survey data to examine separately whether interac- tions with inner and outer social circles influence return perceptions, expectations, and exposure to a widely known financial instrument in a developed economy with multiple information sources. We find that a respondent's connectedness, proxied by perceived prevalence of information or participation in the small financial circle, improves expectation accuracy indirectly, through boosting accuracy of perceived past returns; and influences stock participation and exposure not only by influencing expectations, but also directly.

Keywords: household portfolio choice, Information networks, peer effects, Social interactions, subjective expectations

JEL Classification: D12, D83, D84, G11, G5

Suggested Citation

Arrondel, Luc and Calvo Pardo, Hector and Giannitsarou, Chryssi and Haliassos, Michael, Informative Social Interactions (June 2020). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14840, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3628160

Luc Arrondel (Contact Author)

Paris School of Economics (PSE) ( email )

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Hector Calvo Pardo

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Chryssi Giannitsarou

University of Cambridge - Faculty of Economics ( email )

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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Michael Haliassos

Goethe University Frankfurt - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration ( email )

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