Economics and Finance Faculty Publications and Presentations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-26-2023
Abstract
Using data from 41 countries, we provide novel empirical evidence that firms’ cash holdings are positively associated with their climate change exposure. This evidence is robust to different model specifications and survives a battery of tests to ease concerns related to spurious correlation and omitted variable bias. Using the release of the Stern Review as an exogenous shock to climate change awareness, we show that this association becomes significantly stronger after the release of the Review and particularly so for firms with higher exposure to regulatory and transition risk dimensions of climate change as well as financially constrained firms. Overall, results fit consistently within the precautionary motive framework and suggest that firms hold more cash to safeguard against the adverse impact of climate change.
Recommended Citation
Javadi, S., Masum, A. A., Aram, M., & Rao, R. P. (2023). Climate change and corporate cash holdings: Global evidence. Financial Management, 52, 253– 295. https://doi.org/10.1111/fima.12420
Publication Title
Financial Management
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/fima.12420
Comments
Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.1111/fima.12420
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