DOI: 10.1007/s11069-021-04540-z
论文题名: Financing for sustainability: Empirical analysis of green bond premium and issuer heterogeneity
作者: Sheng Q. ; Zheng X. ; Zhong N.
刊名: Natural Hazards
ISSN: 0921030X
出版年: 2021
卷: 107, 期: 3 起始页码: 2641
结束页码: 2651
语种: 英语
中文关键词: Green bond premium
; Issuance motivation
; Issuer heterogeneity
; Propensity score matching
; Third-party verification
英文关键词: empirical analysis
; finance
; heterogeneity
; statistical analysis
; sustainability
; sustainable development
; theoretical study
; China
英文摘要: More recently, investors’ preference for green bonds is of particular interest for researchers. The possible non-pecuniary motive in sustainable finance can be identified by the green bond premium. But no consensus has been achieved owing to differences in samples and market settings. This paper specifically focuses on the estimation of the green bond premium in China. We introduced three issuance motivation theories to explain the drivers of green premium and convinced them through a set of empirical tests. The propensity score matching method was employed to claim that compared with matched conventional bonds, green bonds are priced at an average negative premium of 7.8bps, implying that green projects may be issued at a lower cost. Considering that a financial group has a higher negative premium than a corporate group, green financing for sustainable development is still led by indirect finance. Furthermore, empirical results convince that a negative premium is pronounced for state-owned enterprises and varies across the financial and corporate groups. Central SOEs have more advantage in raising funds than local SOEs. In addition, the effect of ownership on the green premium will significantly change if bond issues with a third-party verification. The role of verification is important in reducing information asymmetry and avoiding greenwashing behavior. We suggest that financial resources need to be properly allocated to the real enterprises through third-party verification or government supportive measures. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. part of Springer Nature. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/169361
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作者单位: School of Management and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, No. 219, Ningliu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; Institute of Manufacturing Development, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Recommended Citation:
Sheng Q.,Zheng X.,Zhong N.. Financing for sustainability: Empirical analysis of green bond premium and issuer heterogeneity[J]. Natural Hazards,2021-01-01,107(3)