Property rights protection and corporate R&D : evidence from China

Document Type

Journal article

Source Publication

Journal of Development Economics

Publication Date

9-1-2010

Volume

93

Issue

1

First Page

49

Last Page

62

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Keywords

Property rights protection, Government grabbing hand, Corporate R&D

Abstract

Following the recent literature on institutions and economic growth, we examine the effects of property rights protection on corporate R&D. Using a unique 2003 World Bank survey of over 2400 firms in 18 Chinese cities, we obtain the following findings: (1) property rights protection is positively and significantly related to corporate R&D activity (for both process and product R&D); (2) government services and helping hand are conducive to corporate R&D, while informal payments to government officials are not; and (3) government ownership of firms and direct appointment of CEOs are negatively associated with corporate R&D activities. We also find that corporate R&D is positively related to firm size, and access to finance, but negatively related to product market competition and firm age

DOI

10.1016/j.jdeveco.2009.04.006

Print ISSN

03043878

E-ISSN

18726089

Publisher Statement

Copyright © 2009 Elsevier B.V.

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Language

English

Recommended Citation

Lin, C., Lin, P., & Song, F. (2010). Property rights protection and corporate R&D: Evidence from China. Journal of Development Economics, 93(1), 49-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2009.04.006

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