Evaluating the effectiveness of environmental policies using leadership and other finance fundamentals /
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2017
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Yang, Minhua,
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This research explores the factors that determine the effectiveness of environmental regulations in the United States and Australia. Unlike prior literature that uses direct performance measures such as carbon emissions, we adopt financial data to determine effectiveness. We utilize the concept of ‘green effects’ to develop effectiveness scores following each policy announcement and then identify the factors that determine these effectiveness scores. Leadership (narcissism and the presidency tenure of political leaders) and fundamental factors (size, profitability, capital expenditure and leverage) are used to explain the effectiveness of environmental policies.
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University of South Australia. School of Commerce.
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Thesis (PhD(Finance and Related Studies))--University of South Australia, 2017.
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Copyright 2017 Minhua Yang.
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1 ethesis (vii, 376 pages) :
colour illustrations, colour charts
Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-376 )
colour illustrations, colour charts
Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-376 )
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