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Social support and household stock market participation

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  • Wenyan, Huang
  • Gooi, Leong-Mow

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This study investigates the relationship between social support and stock market participation using data from the China Household Finance Survey (CHFS). Both intangible and tangible dimensions of social support are explored to examine their impact on stock market participation decisions. The empirical findings demonstrate that both support dimensions (i.e., intangible and tangible) would positively influence stock market participation, and intangible support has a greater impact as compared to tangible support. Moreover, this paper offers physical health and mental happiness to explain the mechanisms of social support.

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  • Wenyan, Huang & Gooi, Leong-Mow, 2023. "Social support and household stock market participation," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 233(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:233:y:2023:i:c:s0165176523004342
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111408
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    Keywords

    Stock market participation; Social support; Intangible support; Tangible support;
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    JEL classification:

    • D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics

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