Using lenders becoming members of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) as a plausible exogeneous shock, we examine whether and how lenders' commitment to transparent climate-related disclosures affects borrower firms' environmental performance. We find that client firms...

This study documents that corporate borrowers of banks that failed stress tests subsequently conduct fewer mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The effect is stronger for treated firms with weaker corporate governance or more susceptible to managerial agency problems. We further document increased...

As an important component of the national innovation system, universities have received widespread attention in recent years regarding their Scientific and Technological Innovation (STI) efficiency. This study considers a new perspective for viewing talent cultivation, scientific research, and...