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The impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices on investment efficiency in China: Does digital transformation matter?

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  • Lin, Yongjia
  • Lu, Zhenye
  • Wang, Yizhi

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This paper examines whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices affect firm investment efficiency and further discusses how digital transformation (DT) plays a significant role in this relationship in the context of China’s rapidly growing digital economy. The result suggests that ESG practices enhance firm investment efficiency by mitigating information asymmetries and agency conflicts. We also show that the positive relationship between ESG practices and firms’ investment efficiency is more pronounced for firms with high levels of DT.

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  • Lin, Yongjia & Lu, Zhenye & Wang, Yizhi, 2023. "The impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices on investment efficiency in China: Does digital transformation matter?," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 66(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:riibaf:v:66:y:2023:i:c:s0275531923001769
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2023.102050
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    1. Iqbal, Najaf & Umar, Zaghum & Ruman, Asif M. & Jiang, Shaohua, 2024. "The term structure of yield curve and connectedness among ESG investments," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 67(PA).
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    3. Galeone, Graziana & Ranaldo, Simona & Fusco, Antonio, 2024. "ESG and FinTech: Are they connected?," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 69(C).
    4. Khurram, Muhammad Usman & Abbassi, Wajih & Chen, Yifan & Chen, Lifeng, 2024. "Outward foreign investment performance, digital transformation, and ESG performance: Evidence from China," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).
    5. Bai, Keke & Jing, Kun & Li, Tianyu, 2024. "Corporate ESG Performance and Stock Pledge Risk," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).
    6. Li, Pingrui & Zhao, Xu, 2024. "The impact of digital transformation on corporate supply chain management: Evidence from listed companies," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).
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    Keywords

    ESG practices; Investment efficiency; Digital transformation;
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    JEL classification:

    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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