Two Trees with Heterogeneous Beliefs: Spillover Effect of Disagreement

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Bing Han

University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management

Lei Lu

University of Manitoba

Yi Zhou

San Francisco State University

Date Written: November 14, 2017

Abstract

In a model where investors disagree about the fundamentals of two stocks, the state price density depends on investor disagreements for both stocks, especially the larger stock. This implies that disagreement among investors in a large firm has a spillover effect on the pricing of other stocks owned by these investors. The pricing effects of investor disagreements crucially depend on the average belief biases. Empirical findings support the novel model prediction of a disagreement spillover effect and help reconcile some mixed evidence in the literature.

Keywords: Heterogeneous beliefs, disagreements; spillover effect; peer effect; expected return; volatility

JEL Classification: D53, G12

Suggested Citation

Han, Bing and Lu, Lei and Zhou, Yi, Two Trees with Heterogeneous Beliefs: Spillover Effect of Disagreement (November 14, 2017). Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2493831, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2493831 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2493831

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