Jessica A. Wachter
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First Name: | Jessica |
Middle Name: | A. |
Last Name: | Wachter |
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RePEc Short-ID: | pwa346 |
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http://finance.wharton.upenn.edu/~jwachter/ | |
Terminal Degree: | 2000 Department of Economics; Harvard University (from RePEc Genealogy) |
Affiliation
Finance Department
Wharton School of Business
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)http://finance.wharton.upenn.edu/
RePEc:edi:fdupaus (more details at EDIRC)
Research output
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- Mehran Ebrahimian & Jessica Wachter, 2020. "Risks to Human Capital," NBER Working Papers 26823, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Hongye Guo & Jessica A. Wachter, 2019. ""Superstitious" Investors," NBER Working Papers 25603, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jessica A. Wachter & Michael Jacob Kahana, 2019. "A Retrieved-Context Theory Of Financial Decisions," NBER Working Papers 26200, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- João F. Gomes & Marco Grotteria & Jessica Wachter, 2018.
"Foreseen Risks,"
NBER Working Papers
25277, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Gomes, João F. & Grotteria, Marco & Wachter, Jessica A., 2023. "Foreseen risks," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 212(C).
- Jessica A. Wachter & Yicheng Zhu, 2018. "The Macroeconomic Announcement Premium," NBER Working Papers 24432, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Simon Oh & Jessica A. Wachter, 2018. "Cross-sectional Skewness," NBER Working Papers 25113, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jerry Tsai & Jessica A. Wachter, 2018. "Pricing Long-Lived Securities in Dynamic Endowment Economies," NBER Working Papers 24641, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- João F. Gomes & Marco Grotteria & Jessica A. Wachter, 2017.
"Cyclical Dispersion in Expected Defaults,"
NBER Working Papers
23704, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- João F Gomes & Marco Grotteria & Jessica A Wachter, 2019. "Cyclical Dispersion in Expected Defaults," The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 32(4), pages 1275-1308.
- Sang Byung Seo & Jessica A. Wachter, 2016. "Do Rare Events Explain CDX Tranche Spreads?," NBER Working Papers 22723, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jerry Tsai & Jessica A. Wachter, 2015. "Disaster Risk and its Implications for Asset Pricing," NBER Working Papers 20926, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Mete Kilic & Jessica A. Wachter, 2015. "Risk, Unemployment, and the Stock Market: A Rare-Event-Based Explanation of Labor Market Volatility," NBER Working Papers 21575, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jerry Tsai & Jessica A. Wachter, 2014. "Rare Booms and Disasters in a Multi-sector Endowment Economy," NBER Working Papers 20062, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Sang Byung Seo & Jessica A. Wachter, 2013. "Option Prices in a Model with Stochastic Disaster Risk," NBER Working Papers 19611, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Efstathios Avdis & Jessica A. Wachter, 2013. "Maximum likelihood estimation of the equity premium," NBER Working Papers 19684, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jessica A. Wachter & Missaka Warusawitharana, 2011.
"What is the Chance that the Equity Premium Varies over Time? Evidence from Regressions on the Dividend-Price Ratio,"
NBER Working Papers
17334, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Wachter, Jessica A. & Warusawitharana, Missaka, 2015. "What is the chance that the equity premium varies over time? Evidence from regressions on the dividend-price ratio," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 186(1), pages 74-93.
- Jessica Wachter, 2010.
"Asset Allocation,"
NBER Working Papers
16255, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jessica A. Wachter, 2010. "Asset Allocation," Annual Review of Financial Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 2(1), pages 175-206, December.
- Jessica A. Wachter & Motohiro Yogo, 2010.
"Why Do Household Portfolio Shares Rise in Wealth?,"
NBER Working Papers
16316, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jessica A. Wachter & Motohiro Yogo, 2010. "Why Do Household Portfolio Shares Rise in Wealth?," The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 23(11), pages 3929-3965, November.
- Motohiro Yogo & Jessica Wachter, 2007. "Why do Household Portfolio Shares Rise in Wealth?," 2007 Meeting Papers 929, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Martin Lettau & Jessica A. Wachter, 2009.
"The Term Structures of Equity and Interest Rates,"
NBER Working Papers
14698, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Lettau, Martin & Wachter, Jessica A., 2011. "The term structures of equity and interest rates," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 101(1), pages 90-113, July.
- Jessica A. Wachter & Missaka Warusawitharana, 2009. "What is the chance that the equity premium varies over time? evidence from predictive regressions," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2009-26, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Anthony W. Lynch & Jessica A. Wachter, 2008.
"Using Samples of Unequal Length in Generalized Method of Moments Estimation,"
NBER Working Papers
14411, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Lynch, Anthony W. & Wachter, Jessica A., 2013. "Using Samples of Unequal Length in Generalized Method of Moments Estimation," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 48(1), pages 277-307, February.
- Jessica Wachter, 2008.
"Can Time-Varying Risk of Rare Disasters Explain Aggregate Stock Market Volatility?,"
NBER Working Papers
14386, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jessica A. Wachter, 2013. "Can Time-Varying Risk of Rare Disasters Explain Aggregate Stock Market Volatility?," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 68(3), pages 987-1035, June.
- Jessica Wachter, 2008. "Can time-varying risk of rare disasters explain aggregate stock market volatility?," 2008 Meeting Papers 944, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Jessica A. Wachter & Missaka Warusawitharana, 2006.
"Predictable returns and asset allocation: Should a skeptical investor time the market?,"
2006 Meeting Papers
22, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Wachter, Jessica A. & Warusawitharana, Missaka, 2009. "Predictable returns and asset allocation: Should a skeptical investor time the market?," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 148(2), pages 162-178, February.
- Jessica A. Wachter & Missaka Warusawitharana, 2007. "Predictable Returns and Asset Allocation: Should a Skeptical Investor Time the Market?," NBER Working Papers 13165, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jessica Wachter & Martin Lettau, 2005.
"Why is Long-Horizon Equity Less Risky? A Duration-Based Explanation of the Value Premium,"
2005 Meeting Papers
302, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Martin Lettau & Jessica A. Wachter, 2007. "Why Is Long‐Horizon Equity Less Risky? A Duration‐Based Explanation of the Value Premium," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 62(1), pages 55-92, February.
- Lettau, Martin & Wachter, Jessica, 2005. "Why is Long-Horizon Equity Less Risky? A Duration-based Explanation of the Value Premium," CEPR Discussion Papers 4921, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Martin Lettau & Jessica Wachter, 2005. "Why is Long-Horizon Equity Less Risky? A Duration-Based Explanation of the Value Premium," NBER Working Papers 11144, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jessica A. Wachter, 2005.
"Solving Models with External Habit,"
NBER Working Papers
11559, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Wachter, Jessica A., 2005. "Solving models with external habit," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 2(4), pages 210-226, December.
- Malcolm Baker & Lubomir Litov & Jessica A. Wachter & Jeffrey Wurgler, 2004.
"Can Mutual Fund Managers Pick Stocks? Evidence from the Trades Prior to Earnings Announcements,"
NBER Working Papers
10685, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Baker, Malcolm & Litov, Lubomir & Wachter, Jessica A. & Wurgler, Jeffrey, 2010. "Can Mutual Fund Managers Pick Stocks? Evidence from Their Trades Prior to Earnings Announcements," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 45(5), pages 1111-1131, October.
- Martin Lettau & Sydney C. Ludvigson & Jessica A. Wachter, 2004.
"The Declining Equity Premium: What Role Does Macroeconomic Risk Play?,"
NBER Working Papers
10270, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Martin Lettau & Sydney C. Ludvigson & Jessica A. Wachter, 2005. "The declining equity premium: what role does macroeconomic risk play?," Proceedings, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Martin Lettau & Sydney C. Ludvigson & Jessica A. Wachter, 2008. "The Declining Equity Premium: What Role Does Macroeconomic Risk Play?," The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 21(4), pages 1653-1687, July.
- Martin Lettau & Sydney C. Ludvigson, 2004. "The Declining Equity Premium: What Role Does Macroeconomic Risk Play?," 2004 Meeting Papers 644, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Lettau, Martin & Ludvigson, Sydney & Wachter, Jessica, 2006. "The Declining Equity Premium: What Role Does Macroeconomic Risk Play?," CEPR Discussion Papers 5519, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Antonios Sangvinatsos & Jessica A. Wachter, 2003. "Does the Failure of the Expectations Hypothesis Matter for Long-Term Investors," NBER Working Papers 10086, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Klaas Baks & Andrew Metrick & Jessica Wachter, 1999. "Bayesian Performance Evaluation," NBER Working Papers 7069, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Klaas Baks & Andrew Metrick & Jessica Wachter, "undated".
"Should Investors Avoid All Actively Managed Mutual Funds? A Study in Bayesian Performance Evaluation,"
Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers
18-99, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research.
- Klaas P. Baks & Andrew Metrick & Jessica Wachter, 2001. "Should Investors Avoid All Actively Managed Mutual Funds? A Study in Bayesian Performance Evaluation," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 56(1), pages 45-85, February.
Articles
- Lynch, Anthony W. & Wachter, Jessica A., 2013.
"Using Samples of Unequal Length in Generalized Method of Moments Estimation,"
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 48(1), pages 277-307, February.
- Anthony W. Lynch & Jessica A. Wachter, 2008. "Using Samples of Unequal Length in Generalized Method of Moments Estimation," NBER Working Papers 14411, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jessica A. Wachter, 2013.
"Can Time-Varying Risk of Rare Disasters Explain Aggregate Stock Market Volatility?,"
Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 68(3), pages 987-1035, June.
- Jessica Wachter, 2008. "Can Time-Varying Risk of Rare Disasters Explain Aggregate Stock Market Volatility?," NBER Working Papers 14386, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jessica Wachter, 2008. "Can time-varying risk of rare disasters explain aggregate stock market volatility?," 2008 Meeting Papers 944, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Lettau, Martin & Wachter, Jessica A., 2011.
"The term structures of equity and interest rates,"
Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 101(1), pages 90-113, July.
- Martin Lettau & Jessica A. Wachter, 2009. "The Term Structures of Equity and Interest Rates," NBER Working Papers 14698, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Baker, Malcolm & Litov, Lubomir & Wachter, Jessica A. & Wurgler, Jeffrey, 2010.
"Can Mutual Fund Managers Pick Stocks? Evidence from Their Trades Prior to Earnings Announcements,"
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 45(5), pages 1111-1131, October.
- Malcolm Baker & Lubomir Litov & Jessica A. Wachter & Jeffrey Wurgler, 2004. "Can Mutual Fund Managers Pick Stocks? Evidence from the Trades Prior to Earnings Announcements," NBER Working Papers 10685, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jessica A. Wachter & Motohiro Yogo, 2010.
"Why Do Household Portfolio Shares Rise in Wealth?,"
The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 23(11), pages 3929-3965, November.
- Jessica A. Wachter & Motohiro Yogo, 2010. "Why Do Household Portfolio Shares Rise in Wealth?," NBER Working Papers 16316, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Motohiro Yogo & Jessica Wachter, 2007. "Why do Household Portfolio Shares Rise in Wealth?," 2007 Meeting Papers 929, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Jessica A. Wachter, 2010.
"Asset Allocation,"
Annual Review of Financial Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 2(1), pages 175-206, December.
- Jessica Wachter, 2010. "Asset Allocation," NBER Working Papers 16255, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Wachter, Jessica A. & Warusawitharana, Missaka, 2009.
"Predictable returns and asset allocation: Should a skeptical investor time the market?,"
Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 148(2), pages 162-178, February.
- Jessica A. Wachter & Missaka Warusawitharana, 2007. "Predictable Returns and Asset Allocation: Should a Skeptical Investor Time the Market?," NBER Working Papers 13165, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jessica A. Wachter & Missaka Warusawitharana, 2006. "Predictable returns and asset allocation: Should a skeptical investor time the market?," 2006 Meeting Papers 22, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Martin Lettau & Sydney C. Ludvigson & Jessica A. Wachter, 2008.
"The Declining Equity Premium: What Role Does Macroeconomic Risk Play?,"
The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 21(4), pages 1653-1687, July.
- Martin Lettau & Sydney C. Ludvigson & Jessica A. Wachter, 2005. "The declining equity premium: what role does macroeconomic risk play?," Proceedings, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Martin Lettau & Sydney C. Ludvigson, 2004. "The Declining Equity Premium: What Role Does Macroeconomic Risk Play?," 2004 Meeting Papers 644, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Lettau, Martin & Ludvigson, Sydney & Wachter, Jessica, 2006. "The Declining Equity Premium: What Role Does Macroeconomic Risk Play?," CEPR Discussion Papers 5519, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Martin Lettau & Sydney C. Ludvigson & Jessica A. Wachter, 2004. "The Declining Equity Premium: What Role Does Macroeconomic Risk Play?," NBER Working Papers 10270, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Wachter, Jessica A., 2006. "Comment on: "Can financial innovation help to explain the reduced volatility of economic activity?"," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 53(1), pages 151-154, January.
- Wachter, Jessica A., 2006. "A consumption-based model of the term structure of interest rates," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 79(2), pages 365-399, February.
- John Campbell & Christopher Polk & Tuomo Vuolteenaho, 2005.
"Growth or glamour? fundamentals and systemic risk in stock returns,"
Proceedings, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- John Y. Campbell & Christopher Polk & Tuomo Vuolteenaho, 2010. "Growth or Glamour? Fundamentals and Systematic Risk in Stock Returns," The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 23(1), pages 305-344, January.
- Polk, Christopher & Vuolteenaho, Tuomo & Campbell, John Y., 2010. "Growth or Glamour? Fundamentals and Systematic Risk in Stock Returns," Scholarly Articles 9887622, Harvard University Department of Economics.
- John Y. Campbell & Christopher Polk & Tuomo Vuolteenaho, 2005. "Growth or Glamour? Fundamentals and Systematic Risk in Stock Returns," Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers 2082, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research.
- John Y. Campbell & Christopher Polk & Tuomo Vuolteenaho, 2005. "Growth or Glamour? Fundamentals and Systematic Risk in Stock Returns," NBER Working Papers 11389, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Wachter, Jessica A., 2005.
"Solving models with external habit,"
Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 2(4), pages 210-226, December.
- Jessica A. Wachter, 2005. "Solving Models with External Habit," NBER Working Papers 11559, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Wachter, Jessica A., 2003. "Risk aversion and allocation to long-term bonds," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 112(2), pages 325-333, October.
- Wachter, Jessica A., 2002. "Portfolio and Consumption Decisions under Mean-Reverting Returns: An Exact Solution for Complete Markets," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 37(1), pages 63-91, March.
- Wachter, Jessica A., 2002. "Comment on: Are behavioral asset-pricing models structural?," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 49(1), pages 229-233, January.
- Jessica A. Wachter, 2001. "Discussion," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 56(4), pages 1351-1355, August.
Chapters
- Jessica A. Wachter, 2020. "Comment on "Imperfect Expectations: Theory and Evidence"," NBER Chapters, in: NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2020, volume 35, pages 87-98, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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- NEP-FMK: Financial Markets (6) 2005-02-27 2005-06-14 2006-04-08 2008-10-07 2009-01-31 2018-10-15. Author is listed
- NEP-DGE: Dynamic General Equilibrium (5) 2004-02-01 2008-10-07 2009-01-31 2010-09-03 2020-03-30. Author is listed
- NEP-FIN: Finance (5) 2004-02-01 2004-08-31 2005-02-27 2005-06-14 2006-04-08. Author is listed
- NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (5) 2003-11-30 2004-02-01 2006-04-08 2015-09-26 2017-08-27. Author is listed
- NEP-UPT: Utility Models and Prospect Theory (5) 2008-10-07 2009-07-17 2010-09-03 2011-08-29 2018-07-09. Author is listed
- NEP-BEC: Business Economics (3) 2004-08-31 2006-04-08 2011-08-29
- NEP-CFN: Corporate Finance (3) 2003-11-30 2004-08-31 2017-08-27
- NEP-CBA: Central Banking (2) 2009-01-31 2010-08-14
- NEP-ECM: Econometrics (2) 2008-10-28 2013-12-06
- NEP-BAN: Banking (1) 2018-12-17
- NEP-ETS: Econometric Time Series (1) 2008-10-28
- NEP-FDG: Financial Development and Growth (1) 2020-03-30
- NEP-KNM: Knowledge Management and Knowledge Economy (1) 2018-07-09
- NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 2018-07-09
- NEP-MON: Monetary Economics (1) 2009-01-31
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