Xiaoyan Zhou

University of Oxford

Mansfield Road

Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 4AU

United Kingdom

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

8

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Scholarly Papers (8)

1.

ESG Shareholder Engagement and Downside Risk

Review of Finance, Forthcoming, AFA 2018 paper, European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 671/2020, Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 23-77
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 25 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2023
Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin, University of Reading - ICMA Centre, University of Zurich - Department of Finance, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance and University of Oxford
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ESG, Shareholder Activism, Downside Risk, Corporate Governance, Climate Change

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The Effect of Firm-Level ESG Practices on Macroeconomic Performance

University of Oxford | Working Paper No. 20-03
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 02 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2020
University of Oxford, University of Oxford - Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford - Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment and Kyushu University - Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies
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Firm-level ESG performance, Economic growth, GDP per capita

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Bank green lending and credit risk: an empirical analysis of China's Green Credit Policy

Business Strategy and the Environment
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 02 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2022
University of Oxford, University of Oxford - Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin and Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE)
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Green loan, Credit risk, China green credit policy, Environmental policy

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Corporate Net Zero Transition and Financing Cost: Evidence of Impact from Global Energy and Utilities Sectors

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 23 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2025
Xiaoyan Zhou, Rachel Williams and Gireesh Shrimali
University of Oxford, University of Oxford and University of Oxford
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Net Zero Transition, Financing Cost, Cost of Debt, Bank Loan

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An empirical analysis of climate and environmental policy risk, the cost of debt and financial institutions' risk preferences

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 13 Apr 2023
Xiaoyan Zhou, Ben Caldecott and Gireesh Shrimali
University of Oxford, University of Oxford - Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment and University of Oxford
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Climate and environmental policy risk, cost of debt, risk preferences, investment decisions

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Environmental Reputation Risk and the Cost of Equity: The Impact of Corporate Response to Climate Change Exposures

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 14 Feb 2025 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2025
Xiaoyan Zhou, Rui Zhong and Gireesh Shrimali
University of Oxford, The University of Western Australia - UWA Business School and University of Oxford
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Environmental Reputation Risk, Cost of Equity, Climate Change Exposures

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Does an asset owner’s institutional setting influence its decision to sign the Principles for Responsible Investment?

Forthcoming in Journal of Business Ethics
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 05 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2023
Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin, University of Reading - ICMA Centre and University of Oxford
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Institutional Theory, Asset Owners, Pension Funds, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

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Carbon Emissions, Carbon Disclosure and Organizational Performance

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 23 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 11 Oct 2023
University of Reading-Henley Business School, University of Oxford, University of Reading - Henley Business School, Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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carbon emissions, carbon disclosure, organizational performance, legitimacy theory