Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/284048 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. WP 2023-07
Publisher: 
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Abstract: 
We study how regulation limiting ESG policies distorts financial market outcomes. In 2021 Texas enacted laws that prohibit municipalities from contracting with banks with certain ESG policies, leading to the exit of five of the largest municipal bond underwriters from the state. Issuers previously reliant on these underwriters face higher uncertainty and borrowing costs since the enactment of the laws. These effects are consistent with a deterioration in underwriter competition as issuers face fewer potential underwriters. Texas issuers will incur $300- $500 million in additional interest on the $31.8 billion borrowed during the first eight months following enactment.
Subjects: 
ESG Policies
Public Finance
Municipal Bonds
Banking Competition
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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