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Climate policy uncertainty and the price dynamics of green and brown energy stocks

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  • Bouri, Elie
  • Iqbal, Najaf
  • Klein, Tony

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Using the newly proposed textual-based climate policy uncertainty index of Gavriilidis (2021), we provide the first empirical evidence that climate policy uncertainty is a significant determinant of the performance of green energy stocks relative to brown energy stocks. The climate policy uncertainty effect is positive and driven by crisis periods. The findings highlight the predictive information of climate policy uncertainty for price dynamics of green and brown energy equity and underline its influence on the preference of investors for green energy stocks, which matters for asset pricing, style rotation strategies, and asset allocation.

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  • Bouri, Elie & Iqbal, Najaf & Klein, Tony, 2022. "Climate policy uncertainty and the price dynamics of green and brown energy stocks," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 47(PB).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:47:y:2022:i:pb:s1544612322000629
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2022.102740
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    Keywords

    Climate policy uncertainty; Green and brown energy stocks; Green equity; Crisis periods; Climate change;
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    JEL classification:

    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)

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