Dr, Department of Finance and Economics, St. John’s University, New York, USA
Commentary
Survey of Green Bond Pricing and Investment Performance: A Commentary
Author(s): Thomas Liaw*
Green bonds are issued to raise money to finance climate or environmental projects. The green bond market started in 2007 with less than $1
billion and has been growing fast to $270 billion by 2020. The pricing of green bonds in the primary market has attracted much attention.
The paper “Survey of Green Bond Pricing and Investment Performance.” Surveyed the literature and showed that several publications
provided evidence of green premium, some did not support such conclusion, and there is also evidence of mixed results. In addition, Liaw
also examined investment returns from select green bond funds and green bond indexes. The paper provided clear summary of
publications on green bond pricing at issuance but did not evaluate each of the theoretical models that produced the reported findings. The
green bond market is expected to continue the impressive gro.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2223-5833.2021.11.408