Green innovation and corporate default risk

IF 5.4 2区经济学 Q1 BUSINESS, FINANCE

Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money Pub Date : 2024-08-05 DOI:10.1016/j.intfin.2024.102041

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We investigate the impact of green innovation on default risk for the period 2003–2020. Using 15,015 firm-year observations from 2301 unique U.S. firms and a firm-fixed effects regression model, we find that firms with higher green-innovation experience lower default risk as measured by the distance-to-default, probability of default, and CDS spreads. We find robust evidence addressing potential endogeneity in the association between green innovation and default risk by applying three different approaches: the propensity score matching approach, the instrumental variable approach, and the difference-in-differences technique. Our channel analysis results show that high green innovation reduces cashflow volatility and managerial risk-taking, which translates into lower default risk. The influence of green innovation on default risks is contingent on various firm characteristics. It is more pronounced in firms with greater institutional ownership, a younger age, and more carbon-intensive operations.

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绿色创新与企业违约风险

我们研究了 2003-2020 年间绿色创新对违约风险的影响。利用来自 2301 家独特的美国公司的 15015 个公司年观测数据和公司固定效应回归模型，我们发现绿色创新程度较高的公司的违约风险较低，这可以用违约距离、违约概率和 CDS 利差来衡量。我们通过三种不同的方法：倾向得分匹配法、工具变量法和差分技术，找到了解决绿色创新与违约风险之间潜在内生性关联的有力证据。我们的渠道分析结果表明，高绿色创新降低了现金流波动性和管理风险承担，从而降低了违约风险。绿色创新对违约风险的影响取决于企业的各种特征。绿色创新对违约风险的影响在机构持股比例较高、成立时间较短、碳密集型业务较多的企业中更为明显。

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Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money Multiple-

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6.60

自引率

10.00%

发文量

142

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