Green credit and bank’s risk-taking: evidence from China

Jianbo Song, Wencheng Cao and Yuan George Shan

International Journal of Managerial Finance, 2024, vol. 21, issue 1, 157-184

Abstract: Purpose - This study uses data from the Chinese banking sector to explore the relationship between green credit and risk-taking in commercial banks. It also examines whether the level of regional green development acts as a moderator regarding this relationship. Design/methodology/approach - Using a dataset composed of annual observations from 57 Chinese commercial banks between 2008 and 2021, this study employs both piecewise and curvilinear models. Findings - Our results indicate that when the scale of green credit is low ( 0.164), it reduces the risk-taking of commercial banks. Moreover, this nonlinear relationship impact exhibits bank heterogeneity. Furthermore, the results show that the level of regional green development and local government policy support negatively moderate the relationship between green credit and commercial bank risk-taking. Furthermore, we find that green credit can directly enhance the net interest margin of commercial banks. Originality/value - This study is the first to provide evidence of a nonlinear relationship between green credit and risk-taking in commercial banks, and it identifies the significant roles of regional green development level and local government policy support in the Chinese context.

Keywords: Green credit; Bank’s risk-taking; Nonlinear relationship; Green development; China; G21; G32; G38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/IJMF-03-2024-0144

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