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July 12, 2026Applied Economics Letters

The value creation effect of green human capital investment: evidence from green recruitment big data

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YFYichen FengNanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyXHXu HuangNanjing Normal UniversityZLZongze LiBeijing Institute of Technology

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Randomized trial investigates green human capital's impact on firm value, implying significance for corporate sustainability.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore the effect of green human capital investment on firm value.
  • Utilized a database of approximately 4 million online job postings from Chinese A-share listed companies (2016-2024).
  • Investigated firms' tangible green investments and their correlation with firm value using TobinQ.
  • Conducted mechanism tests to analyze the role of continuous green innovation.
  • Found a robust positive correlation between green human capital investment and firm value (TobinQ).
  • The effect is stronger in private enterprises and firms in high-tech and non-heavily polluting industries.
  • Identified continuous green innovation as a channel linking green human capital investment to increased firm value.

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Feng et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a5333754f7abc118adee064https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2026.2701300
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