Economic policy uncertainty and corporate financialization: Evidence from China |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China;2. Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, Macao, China;1. School of Finance, Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, China;2. Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Beijing, China;3. School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China;1. School of Business, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;2. Supply Chain and Logistics Optimization Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada;1. School of Industrial Development, Nanjing University of Finance & Economics, Nanjing 210003, China;2. School of Business, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China |
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| Abstract: | Using a quarterly sample of Chinese non-financial listed firms from 2007 to 2020, we find a U-shaped relationship between economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and corporate financialization. When economic policy uncertainty (EPU) is in an appropriate range, the increase of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) is unlikely to make firms increase financial assets investment. In contrast, the operational risk induced by too high economic policy uncertainty (EPU) will make firms more willing to invest in financial assets. Additionally, we show that the effect is more noticeable when firms are non-state-owned, have lower financing constraints, or are located in lower marketization regions. The results are robust after various specifications of variables, possible endogeneity issues, and sub-samples are considered. |
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