Theoretical studies find that optimistic investors, who overweight the probabilities of better outcomes, can survive and influence asset prices even in a competitive market. To study the impact of optimistic investors on the cross-section of expected stock returns, I define the measure of...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the biggest armed conflict in Europe since WW2, and undoubtedly it has a significant impact on global financial markets. Motivated by the theory and empirical evidence on the flow-oriented models, we examine the role of prior currency exchange rate depreciation...

Focusing on euro area stocks around the time of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we investigate the performance of the individual ESG pillars using an event study methodology. We find that higher governance scores were associated with higher cumulative abnormal stock returns, possibly suggesting...