Bai, John (Jianqiu); Chu, Yongqiang; Shen, Chen; Wan, Chi - 2021
Using a large sample over the period 1986 to 2017, we show that companies with higher exposure to climate change risk induced by sea-level rise (SLR) tend to acquire firms that are unlikely to be directly affected by SLR. We find that acquirers with higher SLR exposure experience significantly...