The impact of environmental accidents on the behaviour of TSE traded companies

Event study methodology is used to assess the sensitivity of stock return and systematic risk (beta) to environmental accidents. This thesis analyses 19 oil spill events, four mining accidents, and 10 miscellaneous incidents including PCB fires, transportation spills, radioactive an other gaseous r...

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Main Author: Magness, Vanessa
Language:en_US
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/1858