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Abstract
This study analyzes a sample of A-share listed companies in China from 2010 to 2022. The results indicate that digital transformation effectively reduces the excessive level of stock price synchronicity, and this conclusion has been robustly tested through various sensitivity checks. The mediation analysis further confirms that digital transformation mitigates stock price synchronicity by increasing media attention. Moreover, as corporate accounting conservatism improves, the inhibitory effect of digital transformation is significantly strengthened. Finally, heterogeneity analysis reveals that the impact of digital transformation is more pronounced in large-scale firms and those in highly competitive industries.
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