SSRN Electronic Journal,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
We
use
flood
insurance
to
study
how
the
costs
of
hedging
natural
disaster
risk
changes
home
prices.
The
Biggert--Waters
Act
mandated
premium
increases
that
affected
properties
discontinuously
around
high
boundary
based
on
timing
construction.
Utilizing
a
triple-difference
design,
we
estimate
$1
relative
increase
in
annual
premiums
causes
reduction
$102
effect
is
much
larger
for
areas
are
exposed
future
flooding
from
sea
level
rise,
indicating
pricing
can
accelerate
incorporation
climate
asset
markets.
Our
results
contrast
prior
literature,
which
finds
little
values,
and
have
important
implications
policymakers
considering
another
revamp
methodologies.
Annual Review of Financial Economics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(1), P. 291 - 326
Published: Oct. 3, 2023
We
explore
the
design
of
climate
stress
tests
to
assess
and
manage
macroprudential
risks
from
change
in
financial
sector.
review
scenarios
currently
employed
by
regulators,
highlighting
need
(
a)
consider
many
transition
as
dynamic
policy
choices,
b)
better
understand
incorporate
feedback
loops
between
economy,
c)
further
compound
risk
which
co-occur
with
other
risks.
discuss
how
process
mapping
into
firm
outcomes
can
existing
evidence
on
effects
various
climate-related
credit
market
outcomes.
argue
that
more
research
is
required
identify
channels
through
plausible
lead
meaningful
short-run
impact
given
typical
bank
loan
maturities,
bank-lending
responses
risks,
adequacy
pricing
markets,
d)
participants
form
expectations
affects
stability.
Finally,
we
advantages
disadvantages
using
market-based
be
conducted
publicly
available
data
complement
stress-testing
frameworks.
The Journal of Finance,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
79(2), P. 795 - 841
Published: Feb. 11, 2024
ABSTRACT
Political
identity
and
partisanship
are
salient
features
of
today's
society.
Using
deeds
records
voter
rolls,
we
show
that
current
residents
more
likely
to
sell
their
homes
when
opposite‐party
neighbors
move
in
nearby
than
unaffiliated
or
same‐party
do.
This
is
especially
true
the
new
politically
active,
consistent
with
an
animosity
between
parties
mechanism.
We
conclude
affective
polarization
not
limited
purely
political
settings
affects
one
household's
most
important
financial
decisions,
home
transactions.
Finance research letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
55, P. 103837 - 103837
Published: March 30, 2023
We
show
that
climate
policy
uncertainty
(CPU)
is
priced
cross-sectionally
in
individual
stocks.
On
average,
the
risk-adjusted
annual
future
returns
of
stocks
with
low
exposure
to
CPU
are
5.5%–6.3%
higher
than
those
high
exposure.
This
finding
consistent
Merton's
(1973)
intertemporal
CAPM
where
uncertainty-averse
investors
willing
pay
prices
and
accept
lower
for
CPU-sensitive
Low
CPU-beta
firms
primarily
value
crash
risk,
they
have
under
Democratic
presidencies.
Finally,
we
develop
a
novel
factor,
it
outperforms
size
factors.
Real Estate Economics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
52(3), P. 618 - 659
Published: April 15, 2024
Abstract
With
near
unanimity,
climate
scientists
project
natural
disasters
to
increase
in
frequency,
severity,
and
geographic
scope
over
the
next
century.
We
survey
academic
literature
at
intersection
of
these
risks
real
estate.
Our
review
physical
includes
price,
loan
performance,
migratory
effects
stemming
from
flooding,
wildfires,
sea
level
rise.
transition
risks,
including
energy
use
decarbonization,
as
they
relate
Where
possible,
we
explain
how
topics
may
intersect
with
housing
affordability,
especially
historically
disadvantaged
communities.
conclude
by
highlighting
critical
areas
for
future
research.
Review of Finance,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 16, 2025
Abstract
Institutional
investors
affected
by
hurricanes
subsequently
support
environmental
proposals
in
non-affected
firms
even
if
they
never
voted
for
similar
initiatives.
Affected
raise
their
holdings
where
pro-environment
votes
are
consequential.
The
increased
voting
after
has
real
effects
as
endorsed
more
hurricane-afflicted
likely
to
pass.
Moreover,
both
market
capitalization
and
analysts’
recommendations
decline
pass
proposals.
Our
evidence
suggests
that
natural
disasters
institutional
investors’
concerns
about
the
environment
potential
fund
flow
disruptions.
These
concerns,
turn,
influence
activism,
corporate
policies,
firm
performance.
Tourism Economics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
30(7), P. 1704 - 1728
Published: Jan. 3, 2024
We
examine
the
influence
of
climate
policy
uncertainty
(CPU)
on
corporate
cash
holding
decisions
U.S.
tourism
and
hospitality
firms.
find
that
CPU
is
negatively
associated
with
holdings
for
firms
in
United
States.
A
further
analysis
indicates
impact
lasts
2
years
disappears
afterward.
also
show
hotel
firms,
but
its
impacts
airline,
restaurant,
casino
are
insignificant.
Results
from
cross-sectional
analyses
financial
constraints
risk
exposure
moderate
relationship
between
holdings.
Our
main
findings
insensitive
to
additional
robustness
tests,
including
an
instrumental
variable
test
subsample
analyses.
results
have
timely
implications
academics,
investors,
regulators.
