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The Pollution Premium
This paper studies the asset pricing implications of industrial pollution. A long-short portfolio constructed from firms with high versus low toxic emission intensity within an industry generates an average annual return of 4.42%, which remains significant after controlling for risk factors. This pollution premium cannot be explained by existing systematic risks, investor preferences, market sentiment, political connections, or corporate governance. We propose and model a new systematic risk related to environmental policy uncertainty. We use the growth in environmental litigation penalties to measure regime change risk and find that it helps price the cross section of emission portfolios' returns.
Call Number | Location | Available |
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PSB lt.dasar - Pascasarjana (Koleksi Majalah) | 1 |
Penerbit | USA The American Finance Association., 2023 |
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Edisi | Volume 78, Issue 3, June 2023, Pages 1343-1392 |
Subjek | Environmental policy Emissions Environmental pollution Industrial Pollution |
ISBN/ISSN | 1540-6261 |
Klasifikasi | NONE |
Deskripsi Fisik | First Published : 27 February 2023 |
Info Detail Spesifik | The Journal of Finance |
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