Finance Research Seminar – Yudian Chen
Date: Wednesday 5 March 2025 | Time: 14:00 to 15:00
Location: Frederick Douglass Centre (FDC), Room 1.17
The Finance research group welcomes Yudian Chen, PhD student at Newcastle University.
He will present his work, entitled "Ecologically Innovative Practices and Financial Stability: A Banking Perspective."
About the speaker
Yudian Chen is a PhD student at Newcastle University, supervised by Dr Trinh Vu and Professor Bartosz Gebka. This seminar is a preparatory presentation ahead of a conference, where Yudian will collect feedback and refine the research discussion.
Research abstract
This study investigates the impact of eco-innovation activities by banks on their performance and risk-taking behavior. Using data from 615 commercial banks across 48 countries (2002–2021), the findings reveal that while banks with higher eco-innovation initially experience lower accounting-based performance, they gain positive market valuations.
The study also highlights that eco-innovation increases credit risk but reduces leverage risk. Additionally, it explores the moderating roles of analyst coverage and climate governance, showing that both enhance the positive effects of eco-innovation on market-based performance and leverage risk while mitigating its negative impact on credit risk.
These findings emphasize the need for effective risk management strategies in eco-innovation adoption, urging bank managers to balance short-term costs with long-term benefits in climate risk mitigation strategies.