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Can green credit policy alleviate inefficient investment of heavily polluting enterprises? A quasi-natural experiment based on the Green Credit Guidelines

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  • Li, Cong
  • Liu, Jiaxuan
  • Zhou, Yunxu
  • Yang, Benshuo
  • Sun, Jiawen

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Using the formal implementation of the 2012 Green Credit Guidelines (GCG) as an exogenous shock to construct a quasi-natural experiment, we study the impact of green credit policies on the inefficient investment of heavily polluting enterprises in China's listed enterprises from 2008 to 2020. We find that green credit policies can significantly alleviate the inefficient investment of heavily polluting enterprises. By reducing agency costs and long-term debts, green credit policies alleviate inefficient investment in heavily polluting enterprises. Moreover, the alleviating effect of green credit policies on the inefficient investment has significant heterogeneity in terms of property rights, internal characteristics.

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  • Li, Cong & Liu, Jiaxuan & Zhou, Yunxu & Yang, Benshuo & Sun, Jiawen, 2024. "Can green credit policy alleviate inefficient investment of heavily polluting enterprises? A quasi-natural experiment based on the Green Credit Guidelines," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 59(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:59:y:2024:i:c:s1544612323011558
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2023.104783
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    Keywords

    Green credit guidelines; Inefficient investment; Agent costs; Long-term debt;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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