The extreme temperature factor in asset pricing models: Evidence from Europe

Growing concern about climate change has led to increased research into the effects of climate on markets. One of the weather variables studied is temperature. The previous studies considered that the temperature influences on asset returns through changes in investor mood. There are few studies tha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: González Sánchez, Mariano, Arguedas Sanz, Raquel, Segovia San Juan, Ana Isabel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Repositorio:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNED
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:e-spacio.uned.es:20.500.14468/22619
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/22619
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:53 Ciencias Económicas
asset pricing model
multifactor model
temperature factor
temperature shocks
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Sumario:Growing concern about climate change has led to increased research into the effects of climate on markets. One of the weather variables studied is temperature. The previous studies considered that the temperature influences on asset returns through changes in investor mood. There are few studies that incorporate a risk factor to analyze the effects of temperature changes on asset returns. We extract positive and negative extreme temperature changes to design three temperature factors. By a cross-section asset pricing model, we find evidence that temperature shocks (hot and cold) show a significant monthly risk premium and skewness for temperature changes.