Julian F Kölbel

University of St. Gallen - School of Finance

Unterer Graben 21

St. Gallen, 9000

Switzerland

MIT Sloan

100 Main Street

Cambridge, MA 02142

United States

Swiss Finance Institute

c/o University of Geneva

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CH-1211 Geneva 4

Switzerland

  • University of St. Gallen - School of Finance

  • MIT Sloan

  • Swiss Finance Institute

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Aggregate Confusion: The Divergence of ESG Ratings

Forthcoming Review of Finance
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2022
Florian Berg, Julian F Kölbel and Roberto Rigobon
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management
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Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Sustainability, ESG Rating Agencies, ESG Rating Disagreement

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The Economic Impact of ESG Ratings

SAFE Working Paper No. 439
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 13 May 2022 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2024
Florian Berg, Florian Heeb and Julian F Kölbel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE and University of St. Gallen - School of Finance
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Responsible Investing, Social Impact, ESG Ratings, Asset Prices, Corporate Investment, Corporate Governance

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ESG Confusion and Stock Returns: Tackling the Problem of Noise

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ESG Confusion and Stock Returns: Tackling the Problem of Noise

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 12 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 24 May 2024
Florian Berg, Julian F Kölbel, Anna Pavlova and Roberto Rigobon
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, London Business School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management
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measurement error, instrumental variables, sustainable investing, ESG ratings

ESG Confusion and Stock Returns: Tackling the Problem of Noise

NBER Working Paper No. w30562
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 17 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 05 Jul 2023
Florian Berg, Julian F Kölbel, Anna Pavlova and Roberto Rigobon
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, London Business School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management
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Who Pays for Sustainability? An Analysis of Sustainability-Linked Bonds

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 23-07
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 09 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2023
Julian F Kölbel and Adrien-Paul Lambillon
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of Zurich - Department of Finance
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Sustainable investing, ESG, sustainability-linked bonds, corporate bonds, cost of debt

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Can Sustainable Investing Save the World? Reviewing the Mechanisms of Investor Impact

Kölbel, Julian F., Florian Heeb, Falko Paetzold, and Timo Busch. in press. ‘Can Sustainable Investing Save the World? Reviewing the Mechanisms of Investor Impact’. Organization & Environment. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/1086026620919202
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2023
Julian F Kölbel, Florian Heeb, Falko Paetzold and Timo Busch
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht and School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Hamburg
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Sustainable Investment; Impact; Causality; Literature Review; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Do Investors Care About Impact?

Forthcoming in The Review of Financial Studies
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 13 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2023
Florian Heeb, Julian F Kölbel, Falko Paetzold and Stefan Zeisberger
Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE, University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht and Radboud University, Institute for Management Research
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responsible investing, social impact, externalities, scope neglect, pro-social preferences, behavioral finance

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Ask BERT: How Regulatory Disclosure of Transition and Physical Climate Risks affects the CDS Term Structure

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 21-19, Journal of Financial Econometrics, forthcoming
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 15 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2022
Julian F Kölbel, Markus Leippold, Jordy Rillaerts and Qian Wang
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of Zurich, University of Zurich - Department of Finance and University of Zurich - Department Finance
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climate risk disclosure, CDS spreads, 10-K filings, physical risks, transition risks, BERT model.

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Green Investing and Political Behavior

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 23-46, MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 7056-23, SAFE Working Paper No. 438
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 22 Jun 2023 Last Revised: 06 Jan 2025
Florian Heeb, Julian F Kölbel, Stefano Ramelli and Anna Vasileva
Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE, University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, Swiss Finance Institute and University of Zurich - Department of Finance
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Behavioral Finance, Climate Change, ESG, Externalities, Sustainable Finance, Political Economy, Voting Behavior

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Let’s Get Physical: Comparing Metrics of Physical Climate Risk

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 20 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2021
Linda Isabella Hain, Julian F Kölbel and Markus Leippold
University of Zurich - Department of Finance, University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of Zurich
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Climate change, physical risk scores, disagreement, model uncertainty

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The Impact of Climate Engagement: A Field Experiment

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 24-04, MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 7057-24, SAFE Working Paper No. 437
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 01 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 12 Dec 2024
Florian Heeb and Julian F Kölbel
Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE and University of St. Gallen - School of Finance
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Shareholder Engagement, Field Experiment, Climate, ESG, Activism

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Bounding the Impact of Hazard Interdependence on Climate Risk

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 23-26
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 25 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2023
Linda Isabella Hain, Julian F Kölbel and Markus Leippold
University of Zurich - Department of Finance, University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of Zurich
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Extreme Risks, Natural Catastrophes, Climate Change, Tail Risk, Dependence Uncertainty, Infinite Mean, Physical Climate Risk, Expected Shortfall

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The Puzzle of ESG Fund Fees

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 24-109
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 14 Dec 2024 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2025
Aaron J. Black and Julian F Kölbel
University of St. Gallen and University of St. Gallen - School of Finance
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ESG, Mutual Funds, Competition