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Can accounts receivable factoring restrain corporate financialization? Evidence from China

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  • Chen, Lirong
  • Long, Yuxuan
  • Tang, Xuemei
  • Wang, Jiani

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This study examines the effect of accounts receivable factoring on corporate financialization based on a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2008 to 2022. We find that engaging in factoring can significantly restrain corporate financialization, and this finding is robust to a battery of sensitivity checks. Path analyses reveal that factoring impedes corporate financialization by alleviating firms’ financial constraints, reducing their financial risks, and lowering agency costs. Cross-sectional analyses further demonstrate that the negative effect of factoring on financialization is more pronounced among small firms, firms with lower market positions, and those with weaker governance mechanisms. Moreover, the role of factoring is more prominent in high-tech firms, firms subject to fiercer industry competition, and those located in regions with advanced financial markets and sound legal systems. Finally, we document that financialization indeed damages corporate performance, and factoring can mitigate such adverse effects. Overall, this paper identifies a novel factor that can restrict corporate financialization and provides new insights into the role of accounts receivable factoring.

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  • Chen, Lirong & Long, Yuxuan & Tang, Xuemei & Wang, Jiani, 2025. "Can accounts receivable factoring restrain corporate financialization? Evidence from China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reveco:v:98:y:2025:i:c:s1059056025000917
    DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2025.103928
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    Keywords

    Accounts receivable factoring; Corporate financialization; Reservoir motivation; Corporate performance;
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    JEL classification:

    • D90 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - General
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics

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