Abstract

We analyze high-dimensional factor data in the U.S. market to examine whether the ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors help explain the cross-section of expected stock returns. To avoid omitted variable biases, we use the double-selection LASSO approach with more than 160 risk factors. ESG and environmental factors potentially explain the cross-section of stock returns and can also affect investors’ marginal utility.

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