2016 Election’s Effect on Energy Sector Wealth and Political Strategies

Given these contrasting policy platforms, we investigated two questions: Did market assessments of the political risks to carbon-intensive and alternatively-sourced energy industries reflect the candidates’ policies? How have firms responded to these risks in terms of their investments via political...

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Published in:Atlantic economic journal 2020-03, Vol.48 (1), p.135-137
Main Authors: Hickman, Kent, Hickman, L. Emily, Korkeamaki, Timo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthology
Candidates
Economics
Economics and Finance
Energy industry
International Economics
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics
Microeconomics
Politics
Presidential elections
Public Finance
Risk
Wealth
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Summary:Given these contrasting policy platforms, we investigated two questions: Did market assessments of the political risks to carbon-intensive and alternatively-sourced energy industries reflect the candidates’ policies? How have firms responded to these risks in terms of their investments via political contributions? Exploring these questions in the extreme electoral climate of 2016 adds to our understanding of how election uncertainty and contributions impact firms.
ISSN:0197-4254
1573-9678
DOI:10.1007/s11293-020-09656-4