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Who's Going Green and Why? Trends and Determinants of Green Investment
Luc EyraudMr.Abdoul WaneMs.Changchang ZhangMr.Benedict J. Clements
出版International Monetary Fund, 2011-12-01
主題Nature / Natural ResourcesScience / EnergyNature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
ISBN14639273049781463927301
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=5VAZEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This paper fills a gap in the macroeconomic literature on renewable sources of energy. It offers a definition of green investment and analyzes the trends and determinants of this investment over the last decade for 35 advanced and emerging countries. We use a new multi-country historical dataset and find that green investment has become a key driver of the energy sector and that its rapid growth is now mostly driven by China. Our econometric results suggest that green investment is boosted by economic growth, a sound financial system conducive to low interest rates, and high fuel prices. We also find that some policy interventions, such as the introduction of carbon pricing schemes, or "feed-in-tariffs," which require use of "green" energy, have a positive and significant impact on green investment. Other interventions, such as biofuel support, do not appear to be associated with higher green investment.