Working Paper2023University of Chicago

Elections Have Consequences: The Impact of Political Agency on Climate Policy and Asset Prices

Authors: William Cassidy

Abstract

This dissertation examines how political agency affects climate policy and asset prices. Using the surprise election of Donald Trump as a natural experiment, I study how changes in political leadership influence environmental regulations and financial market outcomes.

Keywords

political agencyclimate policyasset pricingelectionsenvironmental regulation

Tags of Social Finance

#Archival Empirical#Asset Pricing & Trading Volume and Market Efficiency