Journal
ECONOMIC MODELLING
Volume 94, Issue -, Pages 539-547Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2020.01.022
Keywords
Policy-related risk; Corporate financing decisions; China
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- Youth Project of in Humanities and Social Science of Ministry of Education [19YJC790099]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China [JBK2001070]
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This paper examines the impact of policy-related risks on corporate financing behavior in China using quarterly data of publicly-listed companies. The results show that policy-related risks have a negative effect on financing decisions, particularly larger for debt financing. Additionally, both firm- and country-level factors are essential determinants influencing corporate financing decisions.
Focusing on quarterly data of China's publicly-listed firms from 2013Q1-2017Q3, this paper presents an exploratory analysis of the causes of corporate financing behavior through the channels of firm-level characteristics, country-level factors, and policy-related risks. The analysis uses multidimensional measures of policy-related risks, including economic policy uncertainty, geopolitical risk, and political risk. In addition, we assess whether the correlations between policy-related risks and financing activities vary under different financing strategies such as debt financing and equity financing. We also examine how financial constraints and industry differences influence firm financing. The empirical findings indicate policy-related risks can negatively affect corporate financing decisions. The effect of policy-related risk is larger on debt financing than on equity financing. Evidence also reveals that both firm- and country-level factors are essential determinants that guide corporate financing decisions. Finally, the inhibitory influence of policy-related risk is larger for the two separate sub-samples of financially constrained firms and manufacturing firms. Knowledge of these impacts can help managers and policymakers to formulate more efficient strategies aimed at improving their economic performance.
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