Do Banks Price Environmental Transition Risks? Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in a Chinese Province

Bihong Huang, Maria Teresa Punzi and Yu Wu

No 2021/228, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper assesses the financial risks arising from transition toward a low-emission economy. The environmental DSGE model shows tightening environmental regulation impairs firms’ balance sheets, and consequently threatens financial stability in the short term. The empirical analysis indicates that following the implmentation of Clean Air Action Plan, the default rates of high-polluting firms in a Chinese province rose by around 80 percent. Joint equity commercial banks with higher level of independence were able to appropriately price in their exposure to transition risks, while the Big Five commercial banks failed to factor in such risks.

Keywords: E-DSGE Model; Financial stability; Clean Air Action Plan; transition risk; baseline analysis; default rate; data source; capital market department; Loans; Environmental policy; Commercial banks; Self-employment; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48
Date: 2021-09-03
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