In Conversation with Prof. Michelle Lowry

Dr. Tom Gosling interviews Prof. Michelle Lowry, the TD Bank Professor of Finance at Drexel University, on her recent paper ‘Firms’ Transition to Green: Innovation versus Lobbying’, co-authored by Sungjoung Kwon & Michela Verardo.

Prof. Lowry shares her insights on these key issues:

- Firms environmental-related lobbying transactions political classifications

- Why might firms accelerate green innovation but also practice brown lobbying?

- Can we use these indicators to help predict a firm’s future activity?

- Do ratings agencies accurately capture firms’ true environmental profile?

We hope you enjoy the conversation.

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