The effect of the policy mix of green credit and government subsidy on environmental innovation
Yechi Ma,
Yezhou Sha,
Zilong Wang and
Wenjing Zhang
Energy Economics, 2023, vol. 118, issue C
Abstract:
We examine to what extent ‘policy mix’ of green credit policy and government subsidy affects high-quality environmental innovation of high-polluting firms. The green credit policy is a special environmental regulation that guides the distribution of credit from banks. Using the difference-in-difference method, we find that Green Credit Guidelines (GCGs) have a negative impact on the high-quality environmental innovation of high-polluting firms in China. However, the negative relationship between GCGs and high-quality environmental innovation depends on the level of government subsidy. Subsidies can effectively correct the negative impact of GCGs. The mechanism analysis shows that GCGs hinder high-quality environmental innovation through two channels: (1) increase in compliance costs and (2) lack of long-term bank credit that supports environmental innovation. Government subsidies can play a moderating role in the second channel.
Keywords: Green credit; Government subsidy; High-quality environmental innovation; Compliance cost; Credit allocation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 G21 G28 H23 Q55 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106512
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