The resilience of green firms in the twirl of COVID-2019: Evidence from S&P500 Carbon Efficiency Index with a Fourier approach
       
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Emrah Koçak
Erciyes Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Ümit BULUT Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Angelıkı Menegakı
Agricultural University Of Athens, Yunanistan
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Business Strategy and the Environment (Q1)
Dergi ISSN 0964-4733 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 01-2022
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 31 / 1 / 32–45 DOI 10.1002/bse.2872
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.2872
Özet
This paper investigates the resilience of environmentally friendly companies in an overwhelming economic and social environment that has been generated after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. To this respect, we have investigated the cointegration between the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Carbon Efficiency Index (CEI) with COVID-19 cases, supplemented with covariates such as government response stringency to the pandemic, economic policy uncertainty, oil prices and global markets fluctuations. We have used daily data from 2nd January to 5th October 2020 and have employed a robust estimator within a Fourier approach to accommodate both sharp and smooth breaks. Our results suggest that green companies have been positively affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. Our paper provides practical implications for companies that wish to furnish themselves with resilience during rough times and stakeholders who wish to invest in safe, long-lasting returns.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Carbon Efficiency Index | COVID-19 | government response | green investment | stakeholder engagement | sustainable development