Uncoordinated climate policies : implications for cross-border lending
Emanuela Benincasa, Gazi Kabas and Steven Ongena
There are substantial differences across countries regarding climate policy stringency. Banks react to a stricter climate policy at home by increasing their cross-border lending to countries with laxer climate policies. The evidence is consistent with the adverse effect of transitional climate risks on firms, possibly reducing banks’ domestic loan portfolio performance. Global coordination in climate policies is needed to prevent race-to-the-bottom behavior
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2023
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Authors: | Benincasa, Emanuela ; Kabas, Gazi ; Ongena, Steven |
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econPol Forum : a bi-monthly journal on European economic issues. - Munich, Germany : CESifo GmbH, ISSN 2752-1184, ZDB-ID 3135598-5. - Vol. 24.2023, 1, p. 28-30
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