Carbon Pricing and Investment

Gustav Martinsson¹, James Brown², Per Strömberg³, Christian Thomann⁴

1: Stockholm University, Sweden; 2: Texas A&M University; 3: Stockholm School of Economics; 4: Royal Institute of Technology

Discussant: Stefano Ramelli (University of St. Gallen)

Cap and Trade with Imperfect Hedging

Johan Hombert¹, Bruno Biais¹, Daniel Schmidt¹, Pierre-Olivier Weill²

1: HEC Paris; 2: UCLA

Discussant: Thorsten Hens (University of Zurich)

Insurers' Carbon Underwriting Policies

Olimpia Carradori¹, Felix von Meyerinck², Zacharias Sautner³

1: Swiss Finance Institute and University of Zurich; 2: Lake Lucerne Institute and University of Zurich; 3: Swiss Finance Institute and University of Zurich

Discussant: Gustav Martinsson (Stockholm University)

Infrastructure Capacity, Risk, and Firm Value: Evidence from U.S. Electricity Tightness

Marcin Kacperczyk, David Licher

Imperial College London

Discussant: Johan Hombert (HEC Paris)

Is AI Trained on Public Money? Evidence from U.S. Data Centers

Adam Feher¹, Emilia Garcia-Appendini², Roxana Mihet¹

1: University of Lausanne; 2: University of St. Gallen

Discussant: Philip Valta (University of Bern)

The Impact of IPOs on Workers

Ramin Baghai¹, Rui Silva², Margarida Soares²

1: Stockholm School of Economics; 2: Nova School of Business and Economics

Discussant: Harald Hau (University of Geneva)

When the Tax Break Breaks: CEO Pay and Turnover Following TCJA

Ilona Babenko², Ben Bennett³, Dragana Cvijanovic¹

1: Cornell University; 2: Arizona State University; 3: TCU

Discussant: Florian Peters (University of Amsterdam)

The Real Effects of Valuation Mistakes: Estimates from Mergers and Acquisitions

Derrien François¹, Hombert Johan^1,3, Ovtchinnikov Alexei¹, Philip Valta²

1: HEC Paris; 2: University of Bern; 3: CEPR

Discussant: Stefano Cassella (Tilburg School of Economics and Management)

Do Public Equities Span Private Equity Returns?

Eric Ghysels², Oleg Gredil¹, Mirco Rubin³

1: Tulane University Freeman School of Business; 2: University of North Carolina; 3: EDHEC Business School

Discussant: Axel Buchner (ESCP Business School)

Industrial Policy via Venture Capital

Martin Aragoneses¹, Sagar Saxena²

1: INSEAD; 2: University of Pennsylvania

Discussant: Tereza Tykvová (University of St.Gallen)