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How does green finance policy reduce the carbon emissions of polluting enterprises? A mediation effect analysis of inclusive finance
Carbon reduction is critical to address the issue of global climate challenges. However, the impact of green finance policy in curbing carbon emissions for polluting enterprises remains uncertain. This study employs a difference-in-differences (DID) approach to assess the impact of China’s Green Finance Reform and Innovation Policy (GFRI) on carbon emissions, using data from 849 polluting enterprises listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges. Then, we conclude that: (1) The GFRI significantly reduces carbon emissions of polluting enterprises in the pilot areas of China. (2) The GFRI achieves carbon reduction by reallocating financial resources and enhancing environmental governance; meanwhile, inclusive finance enhances the carbon reduction effect of GFRI. (3) The carbon reduction effects of GFRI are more pronounced in private enterprises, those located in regions with higher levels of financial development and the areas with stricter environmental regulations. These results provide empirical evidence of green finance’s role in carbon reduction and highlight the need for deeper integration of inclusive finance mechanisms to optimize resource allocation and accelerate the transition toward a low-carbon economy.
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Research in International Business and Finance (RIBAF) seeks to consolidate its position as a premier scholarly vehicle of academic finance. The Journal publishes high quality, insightful, well-written papers that explore current and new issues in international finance. Papers that foster dialogue, innovation, and intellectual risk-taking in financial studies; as well as shed light on the interaction between finance and broader societal concerns are particularly appreciated. The Journal welcomes submissions that seek to expand the boundaries of academic finance and otherwise challenge the discipline. Papers studying finance using a variety of methodologies; as well as interdisciplinary studies will be considered for publication. Papers that examine topical issues using extensive international data sets are welcome. Single-country studies can also be considered for publication provided that they develop novel methodological and theoretical approaches or fall within the Journal''s priority themes. It is especially important that single-country studies communicate to the reader why the particular chosen country is especially relevant to the issue being investigated. [...] The scope of topics that are most interesting to RIBAF readers include the following: -Financial markets and institutions -Financial practices and sustainability -The impact of national culture on finance -The impact of formal and informal institutions on finance -Privatizations, public financing, and nonprofit issues in finance -Interdisciplinary financial studies -Finance and international development -International financial crises and regulation -Financialization studies -International financial integration and architecture -Behavioral aspects in finance -Consumer finance -Methodologies and conceptualization issues related to finance