Araştırma Makalesi

The Causal Relationship Between Green Bonds, Environmental Performance, and Green Growth: An Empirical Study of Developed Countries

Sayı: 109 2 Ocak 2026
PDF İndir
EN TR

The Causal Relationship Between Green Bonds, Environmental Performance, and Green Growth: An Empirical Study of Developed Countries

Öz

This study investigates the causal relationship between green bonds -an essential component of green financial instruments- green growth, and environmental performance indicators in developed countries. Data from the period 2014–2022 were analyzed using the Dumitrescu-Hurlin Panel Causality Test, based on a sample of 189 observations. Green bonds are financial instruments issued to fund environmentally sustainable projects, with the aim of fostering sustainable development. The analysis explores the nature of the relationship (whether causal, bidirectional, or unidirectional) between green bond issuance and national environmental performance indicators. The results indicate a unidirectional causal relationship running from green growth to the issuance of green bonds, with no evidence of causality in the reverse direction. Furthermore, a bidirectional causality was found between environmental protection expenditures and green bond issuance. These findings underscore the importance of financial instruments in advancing green growth and environmental sustainability objectives, suggesting that green finance could play a pivotal role in shaping future environmental policies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Destekleyen Kurum

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Koordinasyon Birimi

Proje Numarası

23/163/01/5

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışmada kullanılan veriler ikincil veriler olarak OECD'den alındığından etik kurul iznine gerek duyulmamaktadır.

Teşekkür

Bu çalışmaya 23/163/01/5 numaralı proje ile finansal destek sağlayan Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimine ve çalışanlarına katkılarından dolayı teşekkür ederiz

Kaynakça

  1. Afzal, Ayesha – Rasoulinezhad - Ehsan - Malik, Zaki (2022). “Green finance and sustainable development in Europe”, Economic Research, 35(1), 5150-5163.
  2. Andersen, Mikael Skou (2007). “An Introductory Note on the Environmental Economics of the Circular Economy”. Sustainability Science, 2(1), pp. 133-140.
  3. Berensmann, Kathrin - Lindenberg, Nannette (2016). “Green finance: actors, challenges and policy recommendations”. German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Briefing Paper, 23, 1-4.
  4. Dağlı, Hüseyin - Ayaydın, Hasan (2012). “Gelişen piyasalarda hisse senedi getirisini etkileyen makroekonomik değişkenler üzerine bir inceleme: Panel veri analizi”. Atatürk Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, 26(3-4), 45-65.
  5. Dikau, Simon - Volz, Ulrich (2018). “Central Banking, climate change and green finance”. ADBI Working Paper Series, 867, 1-19.
  6. Dumitrescu, Elena Ivona - Hurlin, Christophe (2012). “Testing for granger non-causality in heterogeneous panels”. Economic Modelling, 29(4), pp. 1450-1460.
  7. Gilchrist, David - Yu, Jing - Zhong, Rui (2021). “The limits of green finance: a survey of literature in the context of green bonds and green loans”. Sustainability, 13(2), 478.
  8. Goldstein, Don (2001). “Financial sector reform and sustainable development: The case of costa rica”. Ecological Economics, 37(2), 199-215.

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Çevre ve İklim Finansmanı

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

2 Ocak 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

11 Aralık 2024

Kabul Tarihi

6 Aralık 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Sayı: 109

Kaynak Göster

APA
Sehil, C., & Tepeli, Y. (2026). The Causal Relationship Between Green Bonds, Environmental Performance, and Green Growth: An Empirical Study of Developed Countries. Muhasebe ve Finansman Dergisi, 109, 113-134. https://doi.org/10.25095/mufad.1598836
AMA
1.Sehil C, Tepeli Y. The Causal Relationship Between Green Bonds, Environmental Performance, and Green Growth: An Empirical Study of Developed Countries. Muhasebe ve Finansman Dergisi. 2026;(109):113-134. doi:10.25095/mufad.1598836
Chicago
Sehil, Cem, ve Yusuf Tepeli. 2026. “The Causal Relationship Between Green Bonds, Environmental Performance, and Green Growth: An Empirical Study of Developed Countries”. Muhasebe ve Finansman Dergisi, sy 109: 113-34. https://doi.org/10.25095/mufad.1598836.
EndNote
Sehil C, Tepeli Y (01 Ocak 2026) The Causal Relationship Between Green Bonds, Environmental Performance, and Green Growth: An Empirical Study of Developed Countries. Muhasebe ve Finansman Dergisi 109 113–134.
IEEE
[1]C. Sehil ve Y. Tepeli, “The Causal Relationship Between Green Bonds, Environmental Performance, and Green Growth: An Empirical Study of Developed Countries”, Muhasebe ve Finansman Dergisi, sy 109, ss. 113–134, Oca. 2026, doi: 10.25095/mufad.1598836.
ISNAD
Sehil, Cem - Tepeli, Yusuf. “The Causal Relationship Between Green Bonds, Environmental Performance, and Green Growth: An Empirical Study of Developed Countries”. Muhasebe ve Finansman Dergisi. 109 (01 Ocak 2026): 113-134. https://doi.org/10.25095/mufad.1598836.
JAMA
1.Sehil C, Tepeli Y. The Causal Relationship Between Green Bonds, Environmental Performance, and Green Growth: An Empirical Study of Developed Countries. Muhasebe ve Finansman Dergisi. 2026;:113–134.
MLA
Sehil, Cem, ve Yusuf Tepeli. “The Causal Relationship Between Green Bonds, Environmental Performance, and Green Growth: An Empirical Study of Developed Countries”. Muhasebe ve Finansman Dergisi, sy 109, Ocak 2026, ss. 113-34, doi:10.25095/mufad.1598836.
Vancouver
1.Cem Sehil, Yusuf Tepeli. The Causal Relationship Between Green Bonds, Environmental Performance, and Green Growth: An Empirical Study of Developed Countries. Muhasebe ve Finansman Dergisi. 01 Ocak 2026;(109):113-34. doi:10.25095/mufad.1598836

Cited By