The moderating effect of an anti-corruption campaign on the relation between political connections and investment behavior-The case of Chinese listed firms

Nur Imamah, Tsui Jung Lin, Suhadak, Jung Hua Hung

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Abstract

This paper examines the effect of the anti-corruption campaign on the investment behavior of Chinese politically connected firms between 2007and 2016. The results indicate that the campaign impacts on the investment expenditures and investment efficiency of Chinese listed firms. Compared with the pre-campaign period, all types of politically connected firms experience an obvious reduction in investment expenditures and SOEs controlled by local governments and Non-SOEs face enhanced investment efficiency after the campaign. Further analysis shows that it is mainly due to the mitigation of underinvestment for SOEs controlled by local governments and the alleviation of both over-investment and underinvestment for Non-SOEs.5.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3
Pages (from-to)14-32
Number of pages19
JournalAustralasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal
Volume14
Issue number1 Special Issue
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Anti-corruption campaign
  • Investment efficiency
  • Investment expenditure
  • Non-SOEs
  • SOEs

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