Economic policy uncertainty and corporate investment: An empirical comparison of Korean chaebol and non-chaebol firms

Hong Vo, Tien Nguyen and Hang Truong

Finance Research Letters, 2023, vol. 54, issue C

Abstract: Our paper investigates the effect of economic policy uncertainty on investment by chaebol and non-chaebol firms in Korea. We find that while both types of firms reduce investment during high-policy-uncertainty periods, chaebol firms do so more aggressively than non-chaebols. The negative effect of uncertainty on investment is exacerbated in chaebol firms that are financially constrained, face a higher debt cost, or operate in industries more dependent on external finance. Such impact depends on types of policy uncertainties, in which chaebol firms respond more strongly to uncertainties related to monetary and fiscal policies but not to trade and foreign exchange ones.

Keywords: Economic policy uncertainty; Investment; Financial constraint; Financial dependence; Cost of debt (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2023.103810

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