Environmentally sustainable investment: Dynamics between global thematic indices

[EN] This study analyses the long-term and short-term dynamics established between environmentally sustainable investment segments, applying a diverse methodological proposal based on the Johansen cointegration approach, Granger causality concept, and impulse response functions and considering a mul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Gabriel, Vítor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/30018
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/30018
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:sustainable investment
thematic indices
cointegration
vector autoregression
impulse response
multivariate asymmetric GARCH
inversión sostenible
índices temáticos
cointegración
vector autorregresivo
funciones de impulso-respuesta
GARCH multivariante asimétrico
Q01
C58
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Sumario:[EN] This study analyses the long-term and short-term dynamics established between environmentally sustainable investment segments, applying a diverse methodological proposal based on the Johansen cointegration approach, Granger causality concept, and impulse response functions and considering a multivariate asymmetric GARCH model. Five environmental investment segments were selected, in particular concerning alternative energy, clean technology, green building, sustainable water, and pollution prevention. The results show that the investment segments do not follow similar paths in the long term. In the short term, sustainable water is particularly autonomous and contributes to explaining the movements in the remaining segments. Evidence of own and cross-contagion effects was found as well as asymmetric volatility effects. This poses great challenges for investors in diversifying investment.