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Local officials’ sentiment and government financing cost: Evidence from Chengtou bonds in China

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  • Ren, Zhaoyue
  • Xiong, Yang
  • Huang, Yongjian

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This study examines the relation between local officials’ sentiment and government financing cost. Utilizing the textual tone in government work reports to measure officials’ sentiment, we find that officials’ sentiment has a negative effect on yield spreads of Chengtou bonds issued by local government financial vehicles. This effect is more pronounced for issuers located in regions with more readable government work reports, issuers with a larger amount of bonds maturing, and bonds issued in the interbank market.

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  • Ren, Zhaoyue & Xiong, Yang & Huang, Yongjian, 2024. "Local officials’ sentiment and government financing cost: Evidence from Chengtou bonds in China," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:63:y:2024:i:c:s1544612324003908
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.105360
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    Keywords

    Sentiment; Officials; Government financing cost; Implicit guarantee;
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    JEL classification:

    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • H74 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Borrowing

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