Pub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.106337
This study explores how corporate R&D impacts the conversion of intellectual property into intangible assets. Analyzing data from 2009 to 2022 across 6,487 observations from Chinese A-share listed companies, regression models examine R&D's influence, with moderating variables considered. Results consistently show a significant positive correlation between R&D investment and innovation propensity (p < 0.001). The overhead rate positively moderates this relationship, while ownership balance and employee density negatively moderate it. These findings highlight the crucial role of R&D in fostering innovation and emphasize the impact of strategic resource allocation and organizational structures on innovative outcomes.
本研究探讨了企业研发如何影响知识产权向无形资产的转化。通过分析 2009 年至 2022 年中国 A 股上市公司 6487 个观测值的数据,并考虑调节变量,建立回归模型来研究研发的影响。结果显示,研发投资与创新倾向之间存在显著的正相关性(p <0.001)。管理费率对这一关系起到正向调节作用,而所有权平衡和员工密度则对其起到负向调节作用。这些研究结果突出了研发在促进创新方面的关键作用,并强调了战略资源分配和组织结构对创新成果的影响。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.106372
Despite the growing popularity of commodity exchange traded funds (ETFs), research on their risk transmission dynamics is lacking. The study employs a Time-Varying Parameter Vector Autoregressive (TVP-VAR) model to analyze volatility transmission among commodity ETFs during significant events like the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical conflicts. It aims to minimize interconnectedness among ETFs to reduce associated risk using the Mean Co-skewness optimal portfolio (MCoP) technique. The findings emphasize the importance of adaptability in portfolio management and provide actionable information for investors seeking to optimize allocation and manage risk exposure effectively in dynamic market environments.
{"title":"Risk spillovers and optimal hedging in commodity ETFs: A TVP-VAR Approach","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.frl.2024.106372","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.frl.2024.106372","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite the growing popularity of commodity exchange traded funds (ETFs), research on their risk transmission dynamics is lacking. The study employs a Time-Varying Parameter Vector Autoregressive (TVP-VAR) model to analyze volatility transmission among commodity ETFs during significant events like the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical conflicts. It aims to minimize interconnectedness among ETFs to reduce associated risk using the Mean Co-skewness optimal portfolio (MCoP) technique. The findings emphasize the importance of adaptability in portfolio management and provide actionable information for investors seeking to optimize allocation and manage risk exposure effectively in dynamic market environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12167,"journal":{"name":"Finance Research Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142572675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.106368
Despite considerable attention being devoted to the antecedents of ESG, existing research has overlooked the pivotal role of CEO reputation in determining a firm's ESG performance. We propose that ESG performance is influenced by reputable CEOs’ impression management motive to maintain their status as celebrity. Utilizing a longitudinal data set of A-share listed firms from 2014 to 2020, we find that firms led by highly reputable CEOs demonstrate superior ESG performance compared to those led by less reputable counterparts, particularly in contexts featured by uncertainty and munificence. Heterogeneity analyses reveal that CEOs with political connections and those in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are likely to place a higher value on their reputation. Our findings provide valuable insights for firms aiming to enhance ESG performance.
尽管人们对环境、社会和公司治理的先决条件给予了极大关注,但现有研究却忽视了首席执行官的声誉在决定公司环境、社会和公司治理绩效方面的关键作用。我们提出,ESG 表现受声誉卓著的首席执行官为保持其名人地位而进行的印象管理动机的影响。利用 2014 年至 2020 年 A 股上市公司的纵向数据集,我们发现,与声誉较低的首席执行官领导的公司相比,声誉较高的首席执行官领导的公司在环境、社会和公司治理方面表现更优,尤其是在不确定性和慷慨的背景下。异质性分析表明,有政治关系的首席执行官和国有企业的首席执行官可能更看重自己的声誉。我们的研究结果为旨在提高环境、社会和公司治理绩效的公司提供了宝贵的见解。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.106365
Utilizing trading data from corporate and enterprise bonds that experienced credit rating downgrades between 2012 and 2022, this study employs event study methodology and regression analysis to examine the regional differences in the impact of credit rating downgrades on bond pricing and the mechanisms behind these effects. The study found that, during the window period when the bond credit rating is downgraded, there is a significant difference in the cumulative abnormal return of bonds between the eastern and non-eastern regions. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that bonds with higher credit ratings and those issued by non-state-owned enterprises are more significantly affected by credit rating downgrades. This study provides empirical evidence of regional disparities in the impact of credit rating downgrades, and proposes a theoretical mechanism whereby differences in the degree of marketization influence these effects through varying expectations of government implicit guarantees. The findings offer a theoretical foundation for optimizing decision-making by participants in the Chinese bond market.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.106332
This study examines the association between climate change exposure and auditor conservatism, indicating that firms with high climate change exposure demonstrate a higher level of auditor conservatism. The mechanism analysis reveals that climate change exposure reinforces auditor conservatism partly through the combined effects of earnings management and investor sentiment. Multiple robustness checks confirm the validity of main results. Given the growing interest in climate change and its associated risks in both practice and research, as well as the expected increasing significance of these risks, our findings are timely to a broad audience, including investors, regulators, auditors, managers, and scholars.
{"title":"Who really cares? Climate change exposure and auditor conservatism: Evidence from China","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.frl.2024.106332","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.frl.2024.106332","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the association between climate change exposure and auditor conservatism, indicating that firms with high climate change exposure demonstrate a higher level of auditor conservatism. The mechanism analysis reveals that climate change exposure reinforces auditor conservatism partly through the combined effects of earnings management and investor sentiment. Multiple robustness checks confirm the validity of main results. Given the growing interest in climate change and its associated risks in both practice and research, as well as the expected increasing significance of these risks, our findings are timely to a broad audience, including investors, regulators, auditors, managers, and scholars.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12167,"journal":{"name":"Finance Research Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142554937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.106352
This study investigates the impact of debt maturity on the marginal value of cash holdings. It posits that short-term debt acts as a crucial governance mechanism by reducing agency conflicts and aligning managerial actions with shareholder interests. Using a sample of U.S. public firms, the results indicate that firms with higher proportions of short-term debt have a greater marginal value of cash, reflecting more efficient resource allocation and reduced managerial opportunism. The necessity for frequent capital market interactions associated with short-term debt mitigates agency conflicts. Additionally, the study explores three potential mechanisms: financial constraints, managerial moral hazard, and information asymmetry.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.106340
Using a nonparametric kernel method, this paper develops a weighted conditional value-at-risk hedge model to hedge downside risks in agricultural commodities. The model exhibits convexity, ensuring the acquisition of its global optimal solution. Simulations show that the nonparametric kernel method enhances the accuracy of the weighted conditional value-at-risk and hedge ratio determination, outperforming traditional estimation methods. Using major agricultural commodities, empirical evidence shows the superiority of the proposed model in reducing downside risks, compared to the minimum variance, minimum value-at-risk, and minimum conditional value-at-risk hedge models.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-26DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.106333
This study investigates the impact of social proximity to capital on the U.S. mortgage markets. The results show that mortgage loans in counties with stronger social connectedness to capital are associated with significantly larger loan amounts and lower interest rates. The endogeneity concern is mitigated by employing a propensity score matched sample. Channel analysis reveals that the potential mechanisms operate through borrowers’ higher income and improved credit conditions. The cross-sectional analyses indicate that first-time homebuyers in counties with closer social proximity to capital secure larger loans and lower rates, whereas minorities in these areas face adverse outcomes.
{"title":"Social proximity to capital and mortgage lending","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.frl.2024.106333","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.frl.2024.106333","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the impact of social proximity to capital on the U.S. mortgage markets. The results show that mortgage loans in counties with stronger social connectedness to capital are associated with significantly larger loan amounts and lower interest rates. The endogeneity concern is mitigated by employing a propensity score matched sample. Channel analysis reveals that the potential mechanisms operate through borrowers’ higher income and improved credit conditions. The cross-sectional analyses indicate that first-time homebuyers in counties with closer social proximity to capital secure larger loans and lower rates, whereas minorities in these areas face adverse outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12167,"journal":{"name":"Finance Research Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142554938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-26DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.106363
Promoting digital green convergence is critical toward high-quality development. Sampling with 17,814 digital green patents of listed firms in China from 2009 to 2021, we find that digital green convergence significantly improves firm competitiveness. The dependability and relevance of our findings are further confirmed by several robustness tests. Our mechanism analysis shows that digital green convergence enhances firm competitiveness by reducing agency costs and increasing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance. This paper provides theoretical and practical implications for uncovering the value of digital green convergence to improve firm competitiveness.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.106357
This paper examines the impact of supply chain network centrality on corporate greenwashing behavior. Using data from Chinese listed companies, we find that supply chain network centrality suppresses corporate greenwashing behavior, and the impact mechanism is that supply chain network centrality alleviates corporate financing constraints and inhibits managerial myopia. We also find that relationship between supply chain network centrality and corporate greenwashing behavior is more significant among corporations in heavily polluting industries, weaker industry competition, and higher transaction costs. This paper extends the governance factors of corporate greenwashing behavior to the level of supply chain network relationships.
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