Has the development of the digital economy increased corporate financial asset holdings? --A quasi-natural experiment based on the "Broadband China" policy

Xiuhai Huang and Xu Zhenyu
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Xiuhai Huang: School of Data Sciences, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou, China

Journal of Economic Statistics, 2024, vol. 2, issue 1, 18-37

Abstract: A differences-in-differences (DID) model and financial data from Chinese listed firms from 2011 to 2019 are used to empirically investigate the effects of the digital economy on corporate financial asset holdings using the "Broadband China" policy as a quasi-natural experiment. After robustness testing and heterogeneity effects are disposed of, the digital economy dramatically boosts corporate financial asset holdings. According to the channel analysis, the digital economy can reduce corporate financing constraints and boost corporate financial asset holdings, notably based on speculative demand. Heterogeneity analysis shows that the digital economy has a greater impact on corporate financial asset holdings for firms with higher market competition, small-scale firms with a short-listed age, and firms in the western region. This paper provides policy guidance for enterprises returning to the real economy.

Keywords: Digital economy; Corporate financial asset holdings; "Broadband China" policy; Differences-in-differences model; Shifting the economy from a tangible to an intangible state (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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