Table 4

Effects of CDT on financing cost of green bond

(1)(2)(3)(4)
SpreadSpreadSpreadSpread
CDT−0.227***−0.207***−0.306***−0.283***
(−7.77)(−5.94)(−6.99)(−6.97)
Leverage 1.460*** −0.058
 (5.79) (−0.13)
Size −0.208*** −0.086**
 (−7.36) (−2.49)
Turnover 0.007 −0.003
 (0.48) (−0.15)
ROE −2.229 −0.163
 (−0.90) (−0.09)
SOE −0.235*** −0.026
 (−2.77) (−0.29)
Redeemable 0.058 0.079
 (0.62) (0.95)
Rating −0.110** −0.092**
 (−2.46) (−2.14)
Amount 0.010** −0.004
 (2.08) (−0.62)
Maturity 0.021 −0.027
 (0.84) (−1.27)
GDP 0.021* −0.030
 (1.71) (−1.60)
Constant1.390***6.181***1.563***4.347***
(16.42)(9.74)(14.11)(5.08)
IndustryNONOYESYES
YearNONOYESYES
Observations533533526526
Adj. R20.1040.2900.4840.508

Note(s): This table presents the impact of CDT on Spread. Definitions of variables are detailed in Table 2. Firm-clustered robust t-values are provided in parentheses. The inclusion of industry and year fixed effects is reported at the bottom of the table. *, **, and *** denote significance levels at 10%, 5%, and 1%, respectively (two-tailed tests)

Source(s): Author’s own work

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