Elsa Allman

https://sites.google.com/view/elsaallman

Current position

Elsa Allman is Deputy Head of the Center for Climate and Nature (CCN) at the Banque de France and Senior Advisor to the Head of the Secretariat for the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS). She manages a team of 25 sustainable finance experts and researchers in charge of the internal coordination of climate and nature-related issues at the Banque de France, as well as the secretariat of the NGFS. Her research focuses on climate and nature-related risks. She obtained her PhD in Finance (Essays on Green Finance) from Baruch College, City University of New York in 2021.

Previous positions

-    Climate Finance Expert, Research and Risk Analysis Directorate of the French Prudential Authority (ACPR) (2021-2022);
-    Banking International Expert, International Affairs Division at the ACPR (2012-2016);
-    Banking Regulatory Expert within the Norms and Methods Division of the ACPR (2010-2011).
 

Diplomas

-    PhD in Finance from Baruch College, City University of New York (2021)
-    Master’s from Paris-Dauphine focusing on financial markets (master 203) (2008) 
-    Master’s degree from the Paris School of Economics focusing on public policy (2010).

Research Interest

Climate and Nature risks, green bonds, ESG disclosure, sustainable lending, and more generally climate change and financial stability.

Contact

Elsa.allman@banque-france.fr 
01 42 44 97 71
 

Academic Publications 

-    Pricing climate change risk in corporate bonds. Journal of Asset Management 23.7 (2022): 596-618.
-    External reviews and green bond credibility. Journal of Climate Finance 7 (2024): 100036. Allman, Elsa, and Brandon Lock.
-    The effect of ESG disclosure on corporate investment efficiency. Journal of Credit Risk. Forthcoming (2024) Allman, Elsa, and Joonsung Won.