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| Type | Working Paper |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | The Anatomy of Sustainability |
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| Institution | University of Zurich |
| Series Name | SSRN |
| Number | 3597700 |
| Number of Pages | 58 |
| Date | 2020 |
| Abstract Text | We present evidence that sustainability is inextricably linked with market-implied uncertainty and sentiment. We derive an econometric decomposition of sustainability ratings yielding three orthogonal components capturing uncertainty, investor sentiment, and an idiosyncratic sustainability factor. Examining the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic to the US stock market in light of these explanatory factors, we show that the perceived immunity of sustainable stocks during the crash is essentially driven through the uncertainty channel. Once controlling for uncertainty, sentiment and firm fundamentals, the positive relationship between idiosyncratic sustainability and resilience persists, albeit weakly. |
| Official URL | https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3597700 |
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