基地研究员何恭政副教授合作论文“Corporate sustainability policies and corporate investment efficiency: Evidence from the quasi-natural experiment in China”在国际知名期刊Energy Economics发表。Energy economics是能源经济学和能源金融领域的顶级专业期刊。主题包括但不限于能源的开采、转换和使用，能源商品和衍生品市场，监管和税收，预测，环境和气候，国际贸易，发展和货币政策。

摘要：This paper studies the impact of green disclosure on firm investment efficiency, leveraging a policy experiment in China. Since 2012, the Chinese government has begun to implement the Ambient Air Quality Standards (AQS), which have strengthened the requirements for green disclosure throughout the country. We exploit the rollout of the AQS and find that tightening the green disclosure requirements significantly increases corporate investment efficiency. This increase is primarily driven by a reduction in underinvestment among non-state-owned firms and firms with low institutional ownership. Further analysis suggests that the alleviation of agency problems and the reduction of financial constraints are the two main mechanisms through which green disclosure influences firm investment efficiency. Our findings provide valuable policy implications, indicating that strengthening green disclosure standards can have a substantial positive impact on firm investment outcomes.

关键词：Corporate sustainability policy, Green disclosure, Investment efficiency, Agency problems, Financial constraints

链接：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107050

作者简介

何恭政，台湾元智大学博士，广东财经大学副教授。主要研究方向为公司金融、信用风险管理、企业社会责任、信息不对称风险与跨交叉学科研究，在Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, Corporate   Governance: An International Review, Emerging Markets Review, Energy   Economics, International Review of Economics & Finance, International   Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of   Forecasting, Pacific-Baisn Finance Journal, Review of Quantitative Finance   and Accounting等国际SSCI期刊发表40多篇，其中包含ABS商学院4星级期刊1篇，三星级期刊12篇，SSCI一区期刊17篇。此外，在国内外数十场重要学术会议进行论文宣讲，包含中国金融年会、中国金融工程年会、中国管理学年会、CICF, American Accounting Association, Asian Finance Association, European Finance Association, Europe Financial Management Association, Financial Management Association, Taiwan Management Institute, Western Economic Association International等。此外，为国内外二十多家期刊进行审稿，包含Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Economic Modelling, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Financial Innovation, Investment Analysts Journal, International Journal of   Emerging Markets, International Review of Economics and Finance, Managerial   and Decision Economics等。