We examine how leverage affects corporate research and development (R&D) intensity, as well as examine the impact of R&D on firm value in South Korea, a country in which corporate-funded R&D intensity is one of the highest in the world. Among our main results, we find that growth opportunities have a positive effect on R&D intensity, while leverage has a negative effect on R&D intensity. When leverage is at an extremely high level, the relationship between growth opportunities and R&D intensity turns from positive to negative. Using instrumental variables, we find that R&D generates an increase in firm value.
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Reserve Bank India, Dept Econ Anal & Policy, New Cent Off Bldg,SBS Marg, Bombay 400001, Maharashtra, IndiaReserve Bank India, Dept Econ Anal & Policy, New Cent Off Bldg,SBS Marg, Bombay 400001, Maharashtra, India
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Univ Campania, Dept Econ, Luigi Vanvitelli Corso Gran Priorato Malta, I-81043 Capua, CE, ItalyUniv Campania, Dept Econ, Luigi Vanvitelli Corso Gran Priorato Malta, I-81043 Capua, CE, Italy
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United Arab Emirates Univ, Dept Accounting & Finance, Abu Dhabi, U Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Univ, Dept Accounting & Finance, Abu Dhabi, U Arab Emirates
Abdoh, Hussein
Liu, Yu
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Univ Texas Rio Grande Valley, Dept Econ & Finance, Edinburg, TX USAUnited Arab Emirates Univ, Dept Accounting & Finance, Abu Dhabi, U Arab Emirates