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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2021
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
Discussion Papers No. 946
Verlag: 
Statistics Norway, Research Department, Oslo
Zusammenfassung: 
We study the effects of broadband internet use on the portfolio selection of individual investors. A public program in Norway provides plausibly exogenous variation in internet use. Our instrumental variables estimates show that internet use causes a substantial increase in stock market participation, driven primarily by increased fund ownership. Existing investors increase the fraction of their portfolios held in funds and do not increase their trading activity in stocks. Access to fast internet seems to induce individual investors to make better financial decisions and hence leads to a "democratization of finance".
Schlagwörter: 
equity market participation
investor welfare
portfolio selection
stock market participation
JEL: 
D83
G11
J2
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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