articleEmerging Markets Finance and TradeJun 16, 2022Closed access

Effects of Digital Finance on Green Innovation considering Information Asymmetry: An Empirical Study Based on Chinese Listed Firms

Liaoning University · East China University of Political Science and Law · +3 more institutions

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Abstract

Large capital investment, extended R&D cycle, and high uncertainties characterize green innovations. Consequently, financial risks easily emerge during firms’ green innovation process. This study utilizes data from Chinese A-share listed companies from 2011 to 2019 to examine the effects of digital finance on firms’ green innovation. The findings reveal that digital finance exerts significant and positive influence on green innovation. Digital finance institutions alleviate information asymmetry in the green innovation market through digital technologies such as big data analysis of firm behavior to directly promote firms’ innovation behavior. The internal mechanism analysis reveals that digital finance…

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Keywords
  • Information asymmetry
  • Business
  • Asymmetry
  • Empirical research
  • Econometrics
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Statistics
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Industry, innovation and infrastructure
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