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Structural monetary policy, corporate behavior, and pay gap: Evidence from SMEs in China

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  • Wu, Wanshan
  • Jin, Lumin
  • Chen, Chang-Chih
  • Fang, Jianchun
  • Yan, Cheng

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Based on the implementation of a series of structural monetary policies for small and micro enterprises (SMEs), this study examines the impact of these policies on the pay gap between SMEs and large enterprises (including medium-sized enterprises) and their generation mechanisms. The study finds policy implementation can enable SMEs to achieve higher employee salary growth. In addition, SMEs tend to increase current output, reserve future inventories, and prefer liquidity needs has suppressed the growth of relative wages. On the contrary, SMEs with expanded financial investment, increased R&D investment, increased long-term borrowing and higher retained earnings have increased relative wages.

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  • Wu, Wanshan & Jin, Lumin & Chen, Chang-Chih & Fang, Jianchun & Yan, Cheng, 2025. "Structural monetary policy, corporate behavior, and pay gap: Evidence from SMEs in China," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 90(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:pacfin:v:90:y:2025:i:c:s0927538x24003950
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2024.102643
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    Keywords

    Structural monetary policy; Corporate behavior; Employee salary;
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    JEL classification:

    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy

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