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 21 Aprile, 2026  15:30
Sezione di Finanza Quantitativa

Regulation in a mean-field investment game with climate damage

 Neofytos Rodosthenous, University College London
 Aula seminari, 3° piano, e online (Microsoft Teams) shorturl.at/PR6hj
Neofytos Rodosthenous
Abstract

We develop a mean-field model of firms investing in carbon-intensive (brown) capital, where productivity declines due to temperature-related climate damages linked to cumulative emissions. Firms aim to maximise expected discounted profits under stochastic capital dynamics driven by idiosyncratic shocks, facing a trade-off between investment-driven growth and increased emissions. We characterise the unique mean-field equilibrium as the solution to a coupled system of forward-backward ordinary differential equations. This framework also enables the analysis of optimal regulatory instruments — such as carbon emission taxes and brown production phase-out timelines — in line with long-term climate goals.