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Excess returns or excessive risk? Environmental impact in the age of news overload

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Harrison_cornell_0058O_11181.pdf (599.76 KB)
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https://doi.org/10.7298/qmbq-jz64
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/109654
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Applied Economics and Management MS Theses
Cornell Theses and Dissertations
Author
Harrison, Cale
Abstract

If the impact of positive environmental announcements on corporate valuations is positive markets can provide a vital mechanism through which to address climate change, plastic pollution, and fertiliser runoff. Thus, this thesis looks at this impact of positive environmental actions on large UK corporations 2011-2019, via several event studies. There is also analysis of the likely role of institutional investors, selection bias and new entrants to the FTSE 100. The key finding is that the announcement of new environmental initiatives leads to a positive, statistically significant, and economically material 0.6% abnormal weekly return. Several other types of positive environmental news are found to be undistinguishable from non-events. This provides a more nuanced and asset pricing consistent understanding than much of the existing literature.

Description
77 pages
Date Issued
2021-05
Keywords
Environmental policy
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ESG investing
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Event study
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FTSE 100
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Green news
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Institutional ownership
Committee Chair
Kanbur, Ravi
Committee Member
Bogan, Vicki L.
Degree Discipline
Applied Economics and Management
Degree Name
M.S., Applied Economics and Management
Degree Level
Master of Science
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Type
dissertation or thesis
Link(s) to Catalog Record
https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/15049416

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