Is carbon risk priced in the cross section of corporate bond returns?

• Main Authors: DUAN, Tinghua, LI, Frank Weikai, WEN, Quan
• 格式: text
• 語言: English
• 出版: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• 主題: Climate change; Carbon emissions; Corporate bond returns; ESG investing; Corporate Finance; Environmental Sciences; Finance and Financial Management; Portfolio and Security Analysis
• 在線閱讀: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7367; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/8366/viewcontent/is_carbon_risk_priced_in_the_cross_section_of_corporate_bond_returns_pvoa_cc_by.pdf
• 機構: Singapore Management University

This article examines the pricing of a firm’s carbon risk in the corporate bond market. Contrary to the “carbon risk premium” hypothesis, bonds of more carbon-intensive firms earn significantly lower returns. This effect cannot be explained by a comprehensive list of bond characteristics and exposur...