
handle: 10419/281206
We examine if extreme weather exposure impacts firms' cost of equity. Motivated by a consumption-based asset pricing model with heterogeneous agents, we reveal the existence of an extreme weather risk premium in the cross-section of stock returns. In the period from 1995 to 2019, domestic U.S. stocks with the most negative sensitivity to thunderstorm losses earned excess returns of 6.5% p.a. over those with the most positive sensitivity. This premium can neither be explained by risk factors from standard asset pricing models nor by firm characteristics. Our results reveal a novel link between climate risk and firm value.
G17, ddc:330, Climate Risk, Empirical Asset Pricing, Cost of Equity, G11, G01, G12, Extreme Weather Risk, C12
G17, ddc:330, Climate Risk, Empirical Asset Pricing, Cost of Equity, G11, G01, G12, Extreme Weather Risk, C12
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