This study investigates the association between climate vulnerability, geographic expansion and credit risk in microfinance institutions (MFIs) loan portfolios. It is motivated by inconclusive evidence concerning the climate vulnerability-bank risk nexus and the geographic expansion-bank risk...

We explore the factors that shape the response of G20 countries to a Financial Stability Board (FSB) recommendation aimed at mitigating the risks from financial innovation. Using the FSB's Implementation Monitoring Network Surveys, we develop an index of disclosed strength of regulatory...

There is a lot of forward looking work attempting to envisage the decarbonised energy system of the future as reflected with current interest in "smart grids". A central tenet behind most visions of the "smart grids" of the future are the price signals that financial and commodity markets will...

We study 944 shareholder proposals submitted to 343 U.S. firms on climate change issues during 2009–2022. We use logistic and two-stage regression to estimate the propensity for a firm to be targeted or subjected to a vote at the annual general meeting and, for voted proposals, the...