you are all invited to participate in the following seminar organized by QFinLab - Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano.
Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 15.30-16.30
Neofytos Rodosthenous (University College London)
Title: Regulation in a mean-field investment game with climate damage.
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.
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The organizers: Michele Azzone and Alessandro Calvia.