Does the Stock Market Boost Firm Innovation? : Evidence from Chinese Firms /

The paper analyses the effect of the stock market on firm innovation through the lens of initial public offering (IPO) using uniquely matched Chinese firm-level data. We find that IPOs lead to an increase in both the quantity and quality of firm innovation activity. In addition, IPOs expand a firm&#...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: He, Hui
Other Authors: Li, Hanya, Zhang, Jinfan
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2017/147
Online Access:Full text available on IMF