Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2013
Publication Title
American Economic Journal - Economic Policy
Department
Department of Economics
Abstract
We investigate how cap-and-trade regulation affects profits. In late April 2006, the EU CO2 allowance price dropped 50 percent, equating to a €28 billion reduction in the value of aggregate annual allowances. We examine daily returns for 552 stocks from the EUROSTOXX index. Despite reductions in environmental costs, we find that stock prices fell for firms in both carbon- and electricity-intensive industries, particularly for firms selling primarily within the EU. Our results imply that investors focus on product price impacts, rather than just compliance costs and the nominal value of pollution permits.
DOI
10.1257/pol.5.4.78
Original Citation
Bushnell, James B., Howard Chong, and Erin T. Mansur. 2013. "Profiting from Regulation: Evidence from the European Carbon Market." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 5 (4): 78-106. DOI: 10.1257/pol.5.4.78
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Bushnell, James B.; Chong, Howard; and Mansur, Erin T., "Profiting from Regulation: Evidence from the European Carbon Market" (2013). Dartmouth Scholarship. 2353.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/2353
