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dc.contributorSchool of Accounting and Financeen_US
dc.contributor.advisorCao, Jie (AF)en_US
dc.creatorWang, Yajing-
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/13319-
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Polytechnic Universityen_US
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_US
dc.titleOpioid crisis and firm downside tail risks : evidence from the options marketen_US
dcterms.abstractThis paper explores how the opioid crisis exposure affects firm downside tail risks implied from equity options. Using a large sample of U.S. public firms from 1999 to 2020, we find that firms headquartered in regions with higher opioid death rates face higher downside tail risks, i.e., the cost of option protection against left tail risks is higher. The effects are reversed following exogenous anti-opioid legislations, supporting a causal interpretation. Further analysis shows the effects that occur through a labor channel are stronger for firms with higher labor intensity, lower labor supply, and lower workplace safety.en_US
dcterms.extent62 pages : color illustrations, mapen_US
dcterms.isPartOfPolyU Electronic Thesesen_US
dcterms.issued2024en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelM.Phil.en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelAll Masteren_US
dcterms.LCSHOpioid abuse -- United States -- Preventionen_US
dcterms.LCSHIndustrial managementen_US
dcterms.LCSHRisk managementen_US
dcterms.LCSHHong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertationsen_US
dcterms.accessRightsopen accessen_US

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