Lei Wang , Xinyi Qu , Yunquan Wang , Jun Lu , Qi Wang
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Abstract
This study examines the impact of economic policy uncertainty on enterprises' related-party transactions using a sample of listed companies from 2018 to 2022. The findings indicate that related-party transactions increase as economic policy uncertainty rises. Enhanced economic policy uncertainty leads to decreased corporate liquidity, prompting enterprises to engage in more related-party transactions. Additionally, non-state-owned enterprises exhibit stronger incentives to conduct related-party transactions when economic policy uncertainty increases.
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