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Trade policy uncertainty, political connection and government subsidy: Evidence from Chinese energy firms

Energy Economics, 2021
This paper analyzes the causal relationship between trade policy uncertainty, government subsidies, and the role of political connections using annual data on Chinese energy firms from 2003 to 2018.
Xiao-lin Li   +3 more
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Internal Control, Political Connection, and Executive Corruption

Emerging markets finance & trade, 2021
This paper examines the effect of internal control with a focus on implicit corruption of executives. Using the data from Chinese listed companies since 2010, we find that internal control plays a significant role for preventing corruption, but it is ...
Bing Wang   +3 more
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Political connection, political promotion and corporate environmental information disclosure in China

, 2021
Purpose This study aims to examine how the political career concerns of top executives affect corporate environmental practices. Design/methodology/approach Based on rent-seeking theory, this work uses empirical analysis to investigate the impact of ...
Yuxuan Li   +2 more
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Foreign political connections

Journal of International Business Studies, 2017
Liability of foreignness, a firm’s social and economic costs of operating in a foreign market, is a major concern for multinational corporations and firms trying to enter new markets. To reduce the liability of foreignness, a firm may engage in strategic international political management via foreign political connections and thus lower barriers to ...
Sojli, Elvira, Tham, WW
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Corporate environmental disclosure and political connection in regulatory and leadership changes: The case of China

The British Accounting Review, 2020
With a rapid increase of corporate environmental disclosure in developing countries, more attention is drawn to the extent to which this increase is influenced by corporate political connection.
W. Qian, Xuan Chen
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Politically Connected Firms in Italy: Do Political Connections Matter?

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012
This paper analyses politically connected firms in Italy, since 1987 to 2006. We take into consideration this nation because in Italy political connections are supposed to have been more valuable and relevant than in other countries. We focus our attention on listed industrial and holding corporations, leaving out consideration banks and insurance ...
Carlo Bellavite Pellegrini   +1 more
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The role of political connection on overinvestment of Chinese energy firms

Energy Economics, 2020
This paper explores the role of political connection on the overinvestment of Chinese energy firms. We argue that political connection can act as a “helping hand” that enables energy firms to obtain more government support to invest and a “grabbing hand”
Xiao-jun Yu   +3 more
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Do political connection disruptions increase labor costs in a government-dominated market? Evidence from publicly listed companies in China

Journal of Corporate Finance, 2020
This paper investigates whether the disruption of political connections increases labor costs among Chinese listed firms. Using the Communist Party of China's Rule No.
Chunyan Wei, Shiyang Hu, Feng Chen
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Political Connection and Disconnection: Still a Success Factor for Chinese Entrepreneurs

, 2020
Political connection in China is often tested for correlation with business success and government support under a suspicion that connected entrepreneurs enjoy special favors and protection. Research evidence is mixed.
R. Burt, Sonja Opper
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Local protectionism and national oversight: political connection and the enforcement of environmental regulation in China

Journal of Chinese Governance
The enforcement of environmental regulations is vital for effective governance of environmental issues. While existing literature primarily examines the reasons for inadequate enforcement of these regulations from a central-local perspective, the ...
Luyao Ma, Hongru Wang, Sicheng Chen
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