Regulation of green banking
| Author: | Bc. Simona Ivančová |
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| Year: | 2021 - summer |
| Leaders: | prof. PhDr. Petr Teplý Ph.D. |
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| Work type: | Bachelors |
| Language: | English |
| Pages: | 57 |
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| Link: | https://ckis.cuni.cz:443/F/?func=direct&doc_number=002448005&local_base=CKS01&format=999 |
| Abstract: | This thesis provides an assessment of potential impacts of the regulation of green banking proposed by the European Commission. Two types of data and methodologies are used. The sample consisting of 28 green banks and 63 of its peers, observed from 2012 to 2018, is analysed via panel regression to estimate the impact of green banking on profitability and volatility of banks. We use the Within-between estimation which allows the studied dummy variable Green to be estimated. Profitability is measured by Return on Assets and Return on Equity and to measure volatility we use their 7-year standard deviations. Aggregated data from the European Central Bank on European banks asset breakdown by instrument are used for the sensitivity analysis estimating the impact of the proposed regulation on the bank capital. Firstly, we did not find statistically significant impact of green banking practice on banks profitability. We found the green banks tend to demonstrate lower volatility in terms of Return on Equity. Secondly, we estimated that planned regulation of green banking practice will probably have negligible impact on the banks capital. However, it might decrease lending to carbon-intensive industries by commercial banks. |
