Air pollution and corporate risk-taking: Evidence from China
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Air pollution; Corporate risk-taking; Environmental psychology; Environmental regulation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
- G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
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