The Behavior of Interest Rates - Determinants of Asset Demand - Expected return

4 important questions on The Behavior of Interest Rates - Determinants of Asset Demand - Expected return

How are expected (mean) returns calculated?

Calculated as a weighted average of the possible returns, where the weights correspond to the probabilities.

What happens when the expected return of the stocks rises relative to the expected return of other assets?

Holding everything else constant, it becomes more interesting to invest in the stock, so the quantity demanded increases.

When does the expected return of the stock rises relative to the expected return of other assets?

- When the expected return of the stock rises but on other assets stay the same
- when the expected return of the alternative investments drop, and of the stock stays the same
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What happens when there is an increase in an asset’s expected return relative to that of an alternative asset?

Holding everything else unchanged, it raises the quantity demanded of the asset.

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