Emissions trading scheme participation and firms’ cash holdings

Rilwan Sakariyahu; Rodiat Lawal; Nana Abena Kwansa; Ammar Ahmed; Gbenga Adamolekun

doi:10.1016/j.frl.2023.104565

Emissions trading scheme participation and firms’ cash holdings

Rilwan Sakariyahu
, Rodiat Lawal (Lead / Corresponding author)
, Nana Abena Kwansa
, Ammar Ahmed
, Gbenga Adamolekun

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Abstract

This study investigates the effect of participating in an emissions trading scheme (ETS) on firms' future cash holdings. Using global firm-level data from different continents, our findings show that, notwithstanding the benefits of ETS, its membership has a significant impact on firms' cash holding. Additionally, we document that bankruptcy risk, firm growth potential, corporation tax, and financial constraints mitigate the impact of ETS on corporate cash holdings. Furthermore, we find that the country of operations, continent, and legal origin of the domiciled firm influence the association between ETS and firm cash holdings level. The results are robust to difference in differences (DiD) estimation and a variety of econometric specifications

Original language	English
Article number	104565
Number of pages	14
Journal	Finance Research Letters
Volume	58
Issue number	Part C
Early online date	8 Oct 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2023.104565
Publication status	Published - Dec 2023

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Keywords

Climate Change
Emission Trading Scheme
Cash holdings
Bankruptcy risk
financial constraints
Climate change
Financial constraints
Emission trading scheme

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