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Dynamic spillovers of green, brown, and financial industries under the low-carbon transition: Evidence from China

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  • He, Wenjing
  • Yao, Xiaoyang
  • Sun, Xiaolei
  • Le, Wei
  • Yi, Ronghua

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Climate change has garnered significant global attention, with uncertainty surrounding the economic consequences of the transition to low-carbon emissions posing potential risks to financial markets. To assess the heterogeneous effects of this transition on financial markets, 22 carbon-sensitive industries in the Chinese market, classified into brown, green, and financial sectors, are analyzed by using the LASSO-VAR-DY model and complex network analysis. The results reveal that spillovers have changed over different stage and gradually shifted from intra-sector spillovers to more complex inter-sector spillovers. Particularly noteworthy is that this inter-sector spillover effect is especially pronounced among industries with close production linkages. Besides, the brown sector consistently acts as a spillover sender, while the financial sector becomes closely interconnected, albeit at a greater risk from the brown sector than from the green sector. These findings highlight the need to consider the spillover effects for maintaining financial stability and constructing investment portfolios.

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  • He, Wenjing & Yao, Xiaoyang & Sun, Xiaolei & Le, Wei & Yi, Ronghua, 2024. "Dynamic spillovers of green, brown, and financial industries under the low-carbon transition: Evidence from China," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 139(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eneeco:v:139:y:2024:i:c:s0140988324006091
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2024.107901
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