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Using panel data from 30 provinces in China from 2014 to 2023, this study investigates the impact of social trust on allocative efficiency of green finance. Results show that social trust significantly enhances allocative efficiency of green finance, and information transparency mediates the relation between social trust and the allocative efficiency of green finance. Moreover, enhancing the allocative efficiency of green finance through social trust exhibits regional differences, with significant effects in eastern and central China but not in its western regions.
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