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Do salient climatic risks affect shareholder voting?

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Eliezer M. Fich
DOI:10.1093/rof/rfaf003delete
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Institutional investors affected by hurricanes subsequently support environmental proposals in non-affected firms even if they never voted for similar initiatives. Affected investors raise their holdings in firms where their pro-environment votes are consequential. The increased voting support after hurricanes has real effects as environmental proposals endorsed by more hurricane-afflicted investors are more likely to pass. Moreover, both market capitalization and analysts' recommendations decline after firms pass environmental proposals. Our evidence suggests that natural disasters raise institutional investors' concerns about the environment and about potential fund flow disruptions. These concerns, in turn, influence environmental activism, corporate policies, and firm performance.
Keywords:
shareholder voting
hurricanes
risk perception
salience
behavioral bias
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Review of Finance cover
Review of Finance
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