Nobel Prize winning economist
In this final video collaboration with MMF, Nobel Laureate and economist Robert Engle discusses using climate portfolios to stress test banks and prepare for future damage.
In this final video collaboration with MMF, Nobel Laureate and economist Robert Engle discusses using climate portfolios to stress test banks and prepare for future damage.
11 mins 26 secs
We can use climate factors portfolios as a way to stress test central banks by calculating the beta dynamically and then calculating capital shortfall. By examining the gas and oil loans of banks against the climate beta, there is a positive correlation, suggesting that the betas are actually picking up something in their portfolio.
Key learning objectives:
Understand how to use climate portfolios to stress test banks
Learn how much climate damage you can prepare for