Climate risk and firms’ R&D investment: Evidence from China

Yong Wang and Chao Wang

International Review of Economics & Finance, 2025, vol. 99, issue C

Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of regional climate risk on firms' R&D investment using data from 23854 firm-year in China from 2008 to 2021. We find that regional climate risk has a significantly negative impact on firms' R&D investment, which shows that climate risk inhibits firms' innovation. In addition, the above-mentioned effect is more pronounced in firms with lower cash holdings and lower manager shareholdings. The mechanism analysis shows that climate risk reduces firms' R&D investment by lowering firms' profitability and exacerbating financing constraint. Further analysis based on China's institutional environment also shows that the above impact of climate risk on firms' R&D investment is more pronounced for firms with non-state property right and lower government subsidies.

Keywords: Climate risk; Firms' R&D investment; China'S institutional environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2025.104066

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