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Excess stock returns and corporate environmental performance in China

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  • Dandan Ma

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Pengxiang Zhai

    (Beihang University)

  • Dayong Zhang

    (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics)

  • Qiang Ji

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Using unbalanced panel data on 3326 Chinese listed companies from 2014 to 2021, this study investigates the impact of corporate environmental performance on China’s excess stock returns. The results show that stocks of companies with better environmental performance earn significantly higher excess returns, indicating the existence of green returns in the Chinese stock market. We further reveal that heightened climate-change concerns can boost the stock market’s green returns, while tightened climate policies decrease green returns by increasing long-term carbon risk. Our findings are robust to endogeneity problems and hold great implications for both investors and policymakers.

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  • Dandan Ma & Pengxiang Zhai & Dayong Zhang & Qiang Ji, 2024. "Excess stock returns and corporate environmental performance in China," Financial Innovation, Springer;Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, vol. 10(1), pages 1-30, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:fininn:v:10:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1186_s40854-023-00569-0
    DOI: 10.1186/s40854-023-00569-0
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