Financial inclusion and green economic efficiency: evidence from China

Financial inclusion is crucial to a country's competitiveness while green economy emerges as a policy priority along the sustainable development path, but how will they interact? This study examines the relationship between the two in the context of China, which is on the transition to a green...

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Published inJournal of environmental planning and management Vol. 65; no. 2; pp. 240 - 271
Main Authors Wang, Li, Wang, Yanan, Sun, Youxia, Han, Kaiji, Chen, Yuetong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 28.01.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
China
Competition
Competitiveness
credit
Development policy
Economic development
Economic models
economic sustainability
Economics
Efficiency
Finance
Financial inclusion
Financial institutions
green economic efficiency
Green economy
Measurement
Public finance
Sustainable development
China
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Summary:Financial inclusion is crucial to a country's competitiveness while green economy emerges as a policy priority along the sustainable development path, but how will they interact? This study examines the relationship between the two in the context of China, which is on the transition to a green economy based on city level data for 2011-2015. A multidimensional measurement of financial inclusion is established by considering the rapidly developing digital finance, and the measurement of green economic efficiency by applying the MinDW model. Results indicate that the development of financial inclusion can enhance green economic efficiency, which is mainly realized through the strengthening of the credit constraints on high-polluting firms. The findings provide further implications for implementing a financial development policy and maintain a balanced relationship between the government, financial institutions, and firms.
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ISSN:0964-0568
1360-0559
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DOI:10.1080/09640568.2021.1881459