Do Banks Price Environmental Transition Risks? : Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in a Chinese Province /

This paper assesses the financial risks arising from transition toward a low-emission economy. The environmental DSGE model shows tightening environmental regulation impairs firms' balance sheets, and consequently threatens financial stability in the short term. The empirical analysis indicates...

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Päätekijä: Huang, Bihong
Muut tekijät: Punzi, Maria Teresa, Wu, Yu
Aineistotyyppi: Aikakauslehti
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Sarja:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/228
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