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Analyst attention, green credit policies, and corporate environmental responsibility fulfillment

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  • Li, Jing
  • Huang, Lei
  • Qin, Yiyang

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Using data from Chinese A-share listed companies from 2008 to 2022, this article investigates the relationship between the level of analyst focus and a firm's environmental responsibility outcomes. The findings suggest that analyst examination plays an important role in improving a company's environmental responsibility efforts. The moderating effect demonstrates that green credit policies can positively moderate the promoting effect of analyst attention on corporate environmental responsibility performance. Furthermore, this moderating effect demonstrates heterogeneity between high- and low-pollution enterprises.

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  • Li, Jing & Huang, Lei & Qin, Yiyang, 2025. "Analyst attention, green credit policies, and corporate environmental responsibility fulfillment," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:76:y:2025:i:c:s1544612325002132
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2025.106949
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