Local Government Debt and Firm Zombification: Evidence from China

被引：6
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作者：
He, Yang [1 ]
Ma, Yun [2 ]
Tang, Meng [3 ]
Wang, Lu [1 ]
机构：
[1] Cent Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Publ Finance & Taxat, Beijing 102206, Peoples R China
[2] Fudan Univ, Sch Econ, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China
[3] Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Antai Coll Econ & Management, Shanghai 200030, Peoples R China
来源：
ASIAN ECONOMIC PAPERS | 2023年 / 22卷 / 02期
关键词：
ZOMBIE FIRMS; INVESTMENT; COMPETITION; FINANCE; GROWTH; RISKS;
D O I：
10.1162/asep_a_00865
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
We analyze the effects of local government debt on the proliferation of zombie firms. With aggregated prefecture-level debt data and firm-level data from 2006 to 2013, the empirical evidence demonstrates that the local government debt significantly exacerbates the "zombification" of local firms, mainly through the credit-favoritism to state-owned enterprises and capital misallocation. Our analysis also shows that the magnitude of zombification effects is influenced by debt liquidity and the primary functions of local government financing vehicles.
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页码：68 / 95
页数：28
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