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The role of financing constraints and environmental policy on green investment

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  • Hélia Costa

    (OCDE / OECD - Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

  • Lilas Demmou

    (OCDE / OECD - Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

  • Guido Franco

    (OCDE / OECD - Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

  • Stefan Lamp

    (TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement)

Abstract

Despite ambitious carbon reduction targets set by policymakers worldwide, current investments fall well short of the net-zero emissions scenario. This paper investigates the impact of financing constraints (FCs) on green investment among large, publicly listed firms across diverse sectors and countries. We find that FCs significantly reduce the propensity to undertake green investments by 2.5 percentage points. This result is even more pronounced in a difference-in-differences framework when focusing on the exogenous increase in financing costs resulting from the Great Financial Crisis of 2007/08. The study reveals further that the negative impact of FCs can be reduced by market-based environmental policies.

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  • Hélia Costa & Lilas Demmou & Guido Franco & Stefan Lamp, 2024. "The role of financing constraints and environmental policy on green investment," Post-Print hal-04584205, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04584205
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111741
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    Cited by:

    1. Luo, Zijun & Liu, Yue & Xu, Weidong, 2025. "Carbon emission trading scheme and green investor entry: Evidence from China," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    2. Herweg, Fabian, 2025. "Adoption of green technology with financial friction," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    3. Guerini, Mattia & Marin, Giovanni & Vona, Francesco, 2025. "Easing Financial Constraints Reduce Carbon Emissions? Evidence from a Large Sample of French Companies," FEEM Working Papers 376272, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM).
    4. Xie, Jiayue & Wang, Shengnan & Chen, Lu & Liu, Yan, 2025. "Digital finance, managerial ability, and corporate financing costs," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 78(C).
    5. Chen, Tuyue & Mu, Congming & Tang, Shengzhuo, 2025. "The effects of tax cuts and financing subsidies on environmentally and financially constrained firms," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 247(C).
    6. Xiaomin Lyu & Qiongwen Zhang, 2024. "Navigating Environmental Tax Challenges: Business Strategies for Chinese Firms Sustainable Growth," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(17), pages 1-21, August.

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    JEL classification:

    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • Q52 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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