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Abstract
This study investigates the effect of banking competition on the transformation of Chinese firms' export trade mode. We use matched data from the Chinese Industrial Enterprise Database and the Chinese Customs Trade Statistics between 2007 and 2013 to measure export firm trade-mode, and apply the number of commercial bank branches at the prefecture level to gauge bank competitiveness. With a large firm-level dataset, we find that bank competition affects a company's transition from processing mode to ordinary trade. The validity of our findings is confirmed through several robustness tests. Furthermore, we examine the underlying processes through which bank competition influences trade-mode transformation by means of firms' financial constraints, the regional marketization process and banking structural characteristics. Finally, we investigate the heterogeneity conditions and find that firms with distinct ownership structures and in different geographical locations demonstrate diverse performances in the aforementioned connection. The empirical findings provide crucial evidence to enhance the understanding of the relationship between banking institutions and company exports in emerging economies.
期刊介绍:
International trade, financing and investments have grown at an extremely rapid pace in recent years, and the operations of corporations have become increasingly multinationalized. Corporate executives buying and selling goods and services, and making financing and investment decisions across national boundaries, have developed policies and procedures for managing cash flows denominated in foreign currencies. These policies and procedures, and the related managerial actions of executives, change as new relevant information becomes available. The purpose of the Journal of Multinational Financial Management is to publish rigorous, original articles dealing with the management of the multinational enterprise. Theoretical, conceptual, and empirical papers providing meaningful insights into the subject areas will be considered. The following topic areas, although not exhaustive, are representative of the coverage in this Journal. • Foreign exchange risk management • International capital budgeting • Forecasting exchange rates • Foreign direct investment • Hedging strategies • Cost of capital • Managing transaction exposure • Political risk assessment • International working capital management • International financial planning • International tax management • International diversification • Transfer pricing strategies • International liability management • International mergers.