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This paper examines the effect of fiscal decentralization on levels and efficiency of corporate investment. The results indicate that as the extent of local government fiscal decentralization increases, the level of new investment by firms under their jurisdiction rises. Furthermore, fiscal decentralization has an impact on corporate investment by aggravating over-investment rather than alleviating under-investment, leading to a situation whereby fiscal decentralization is negatively associated with investment efficiency at the level of the firm. Finally, the impact of fiscal decentralization on over-investment, under-investment and investment efficiency is not different between state-owned enterprises and non-state-owned enterprises, suggesting that economic leverages are the dominant government intervention measures. The findings imply that fiscal decentralization is another determinant of firm-level investment and corporate investment efficiency, which broadens the existing literature on the economic consequence of fiscal decentralization, resulting in important implications for policy-making.
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JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC POLICY REFORM
ISSN: 1748-7870
Year: 2019
Issue: 1
Volume: 22
Page: 51-68
ESI Discipline: ECONOMICS & BUSINESS;
ESI HC Threshold:124
JCR Journal Grade:3
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WoS CC Cited Count: 0
SCOPUS Cited Count: 15
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 6
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