How do political connections affect the formation of zombie firms? Evidence from Chinese manufacturing listed enterprises
Wei Shao,
Ziqi Chen and
Huaiyu Liu
Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 2022, vol. 36, issue 2, 17-31
Abstract:
Zombie firms that rely on government subsidies and bank loans have seriously affected the healthy development of economies. This paper uses data from Chinese listed manufacturing enterprises from 2007 to 2017 to test and analyse the relationship between political connections and zombie enterprises. The study finds: (i) political connections are positively correlated with the ‘zombification’ of enterprises; (ii) credit subsidies play an intermediary role between political connections and ‘zombification’ of enterprises, with the acquisition of large credit subsidies the main path to the ‘zombification’ of politically connected enterprises; and (iii) firms that have political connections may use credit subsidies for inefficient over‐investment. This study has value for other countries in clarifying the causes of zombie firms and preventing politically connected enterprises from becoming zombie firms.
Date: 2022
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