Can the green credit policy promote green innovation in enterprises? Empirical evidence from China
Abstract
The green credit policy (GCP) is an institutional framework aimed at guiding enterprises towards green transformation and promoting high-quality development, which serves as a crucial tool for supporting the establishment of a green technology innovation system. In this study, utilizing the green credit guidelines as a quasi-natural experiment and constructed a continuous difference-in-difference (DID) model, examines the impact of GCP impact on enterprise green innovation and its internal mechanisms by analyzing data from Chinese A-share listed companies between 2006 and 2021. Our findings indicate that the GCP had a significant impact on enterprise green innovation, inhibiting companies from in-dependently developing green innovation while promoting joint green innovation with other institutions; These results were robust and consistent, even after conducting several sensitiv-ity analyses; This mechanism indicate that the commercial credit plays an important regulatory role in the process of GCP affecting green innovation of enterprises and the financing constraints act as an intermediary factor in the process of GCP affecting green innovation. Based on our research, we offer policy recommendations aimed at improving the GCP and fostering a market-oriented green technology innovation system.
First published online 14 March 2024
Keyword : green credit policy, green innovation, commercial credit, financing constraints
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Fang, X., Liu, M., & Li, G. (2024). Can the green credit policy promote green innovation in enterprises? Empirical evidence from China. Technological and Economic Development of Economy, 1-34. https://doi.org/10.3846/tede.2024.20497
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Francis, J., & Smith, A. (1995). Agency costs and innovation some empirical evidence. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 19(2–3), 383–409. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-4101(94)00389-M
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He, L., Liu, R., Zhong, Z., Wang, D., & Xia, Y. (2019a). Can green financial development promote renewable energy investment efficiency? A consideration of bank credit. Renewable Energy, 143, 974–984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.05.059
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Tombe, T., & Winter, J. (2015). Environmental policy and misallocation: The productivity effect of intensity standards. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 72, 137–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2015.06.002
Wang, C. W., Lee, C. C., & Wu, L. T. (2023). The relationship between cash flow uncertainty and extreme risk: International evidence. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 77, Article 101927. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2022.101927
Wang, H., Qi, S., Zhou, C., Zhou, J., & Huang, X. (2022). Green credit policy, government behavior and green innovation quality of enterprises. Journal of Cleaner Production, 331, Article 129834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129834
Wang, Y., Lei, X., Long, R., & Zhao, J. (2020). Green credit, financial constraint, and capital investment: Evidence from China’s energy-intensive enterprises. Environmental Management, 66(6), 1059–1071. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-020-01346-w
Wang, Z., & Wang, X. (2022). Research on the impact of green finance on energy efficiency in different regions of China based on the DEA-Tobit model. Resources Policy, 77, Article 102695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.102695
Wen, H., Lee, C. C., & Zhou, F. (2021). Green credit policy, credit allocation efficiency and upgrade of energy-intensive enterprises. Energy Economics, 94, Article 105099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105099
Xing, C., Zhang, Y., & Tripe, D. (2021). Green credit policy and corporate access to bank loans in China: The role of environmental disclosure and green innovation. International Review of Financial Analysis, 77, Article 101838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101838
Xu, X., & Li, J. (2020). Asymmetric impacts of the policy and development of green credit on the debt financing cost and maturity of different types of enterprises in China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 264, Article 121574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121574
Yao, S., Pan, Y., Sensoy, A., Uddin, G. S., & Cheng, F. (2021). Green credit policy and firm performance: What we learn from China. Energy Economics, 101, Article 105415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105415
Yin, W., Zhu, Z., Kirkulak-Uludag, B., & Zhu, Y. (2021). The determinants of green credit and its impact on the performance of Chinese banks. Journal of Cleaner Production, 286, Article 124991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124991
Zhang, A., Deng, R., & Wu, Y. (2022a). Does the green credit policy reduce the carbon emission intensity of heavily polluting industries? Evidence from China’s industrial sectors. Journal of Environmental Management, 311, Article 114815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114815
Zhang, K., Li, Y., Qi, Y., & Shao, S. (2021b). Can green credit policy improve environmental quality? Evidence from China. Journal of Environmental Management, 298, Article 113445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113445
Zhang, S., Wu, Z., He, Y., & Hao, Y. (2022b). How does the green credit policy affect the technological innovation of enterprises? Evidence from China. Energy Economics, 113, Article 106236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2022.106236
Zhang, S., Wu, Z., Wang, Y., & Hao, Y. (2021a). Fostering green development with green finance: An empirical study on the environmental effect of green credit policy in China. Journal of Environmental Management, 296, Article 113159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113159
Zhou, F., Wen, H., & Lee, C. C. (2022). Broadband infrastructure and export growth. Telecommunications Policy, 46(5), Article 102347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2022.102347