In the Mood for Creativity: Weather-Induced Mood, Inventor Productivity, and Firm Value

主讲人

Yangyang Chen

简介

<p>Prior research predicts that sunny weather is associated with creativity, optimism, and risk-taking. In this paper, we examine the effect of weather-induced mood on inventors&rsquo; productivity and the value implication of such an effect. We document that inventors exposed to more sunshine create patents with higher market valuation and forward citations. Our results hold after addressing alternative explanations and conducting exhaustive robustness tests. Furthermore, we show that inventors exposed to more sunshine engage in greater specialization than experimentation. Our paper is among the first to show that weather conditions have a real effect on firm value through the innovation channel.</p>

时间

2016-12-12(Monday)16:40-18:00

地点

N303, Econ Building

讲座语言

English

主办单位

承办单位

类型

系列讲座

联系人信息

主持人

Jiaquan Yao

专题网站

专题

主讲人简介

<p>Assistant Professor, School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.</p> <p><a href="/Upload/File/2016/11/20161130035210557.pdf"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><u><strong>Yangyang Chen's CV</strong></u></span></a></p>

期数

厦门大学金融经济学系列讲座2016秋季学期第七讲 (总第26讲)

主讲人: Yangyang Chen
主讲人简介:

Assistant Professor, School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Yangyang Chen's CV

主持人: Jiaquan Yao
简介:
系列讲座
时间: 2016-12-12(Monday)16:40-18:00
地点: N303, Econ Building
期数: 厦门大学金融经济学系列讲座2016秋季学期第七讲 (总第26讲)
类型: 系列讲座