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Central Bank Communication and Leverage Differentiation of Non-Financial Enterprises

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  • Xun Han
  • Jiaxue Qiao
  • Lingfeng Meng
  • Sara Hsu

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As an expectation management policy, central bank communication can affect corporate market expectations, thus effectively guiding corporate investment and financing behavior. Based on the quarterly data of non-financial listed enterprises from 2007 to 2020, this paper analyzes the relationship between central bank communication and non-financial corporate leverage differentiation. The results show that central bank communication can reduce corporate leverage differentiation. The increase in the degree of bank credit discrimination can further amplify the inhibitory effect of central bank loose communication on the leverage differentiation of non-financial enterprises. The mechanism analysis shows that central bank communication can affect the leverage differentiation of non-financial enterprises by reducing financial mismatches, stabilizing the market expectation mechanism, and reducing managers’ myopia. The results of the extended analysis show that the central bank’s loose communication can inhibit the degree of leverage differentiation between zombie firms and non-zombie firms, and improve the dynamic adjustment speed of corporate capital structure.

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  • Xun Han & Jiaxue Qiao & Lingfeng Meng & Sara Hsu, 2024. "Central Bank Communication and Leverage Differentiation of Non-Financial Enterprises," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 60(8), pages 1623-1642, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:60:y:2024:i:8:p:1623-1642
    DOI: 10.1080/1540496X.2023.2291153
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