The impact of the recognition of high-tech enterprise on R&D disclosure

Yuanxing Wan (), Ziyue Wang, Jinrui Chen and Yuting Jiang
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Yuanxing Wan: Zhejiang Gongshang University
Ziyue Wang: Zhejiang Gongshang University
Jinrui Chen: Zhejiang Gongshang University
Yuting Jiang: Zhejiang Gongshang University

Palgrave Communications, 2025, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: Abstract The Administration of Recognition of High-tech Enterprises, a monitoring program for high-tech entrepreneurs, administers China’s most critical policy for reducing taxes to incentivize research and development (R&D), which also impacts disclosure. This study examines how this recognition has influenced high-tech enterprise R&D disclosure. Using a difference-in-differences (DID) design, the study found that authentic high-tech firms disclose more detailed R&D information. In contrast, pseudo-high-tech firms inflate their R&D investments by manipulating accounting items and business activities to qualify for recognition and its associated preferential policies, resulting in vague and less frequent R&D disclosures. Additional tests showed that the positive impact of recognition on R&D disclosure is more significant for authentic high-tech firms when information demand is higher. However, pseudo-high-tech firms disclosed much lower-quality R&D information, especially when their managers prioritized rent extraction. This documented effect of high-tech enterprise recognition provides empirical evidence to reveal the dynamics of the high-tech disclosure dispute on industrial policy, while also offering theoretical and practical implications for business and public policy.

Date: 2025
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