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Monetary policy uncertainty and corporate credit financing in China: The role of accounting information quality

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  • Li, Xiao-Lin
  • Yang, Miao
  • Ge, Xinyu
  • Zhao, Chen

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Although existing studies confirm that monetary policy uncertainty (MPU) affects firms' credit financing behaviors, limited knowledge exists about the strategies that firms use to mitigate its adverse effects. This study examines how MPU influences corporate credit financing and analyzes the mediating effect of accounting information quality, using data from China's A-share nonfinancial listed firms from 2007 to 2022. The empirical results show that an increase in MPU significantly reduces corporate credit financing, particularly short-term loans. MPU drives this decline through two potential channels, namely, asset tangibility and financing costs. Furthermore, our analysis shows that high-quality accounting information mitigates the adverse effect of MPU on corporate credit financing. This finding suggests that firms can strengthen their external financing capabilities by improving the quality of information disclosures, especially when MPU increases.

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  • Li, Xiao-Lin & Yang, Miao & Ge, Xinyu & Zhao, Chen, 2025. "Monetary policy uncertainty and corporate credit financing in China: The role of accounting information quality," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 144(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecmode:v:144:y:2025:i:c:s026499932400347x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2024.106990
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    Keywords

    Monetary policy uncertainty; Accounting information quality; Corporate credit financing;
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    JEL classification:

    • E14 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Austrian; Evolutionary; Institutional
    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading

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