Economic policy uncertainty and stock price crash risk

IF 1.4 4区经济学 Q3 BUSINESS, FINANCE

Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics Pub Date : 2021-12-20 DOI:10.1080/16081625.2021.2007407

Yong Du, X. Sui, Wei Wei, Jun Du

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Abstract

ABSTRACT We use the China’s economic policy uncertainty (EPU) index constructed by Baker et al. (2016)to explore the relationship between EPU and stock price crash risk. We find that the increasing of EPU will significantly increase stock price crash risk. After analyzing the mechanism of the relationship between them, we find that economic policy affects stock price crash risk mainly by influencing information asymmetry. More specifically, small enterprises, non-state-owned enterprises, and enterprises in regions with developed economies and high levels of marketization are more sensitive to EPU and are more affected by EPU in terms of stock price crash risk. We also put forward policy implications from both the government and business perspectives.

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经济政策不确定性和股价崩盘风险

本文采用Baker等人(2016)构建的中国经济政策不确定性指数(EPU)来探讨EPU与股价崩盘风险之间的关系。我们发现EPU的增加会显著增加股价崩盘的风险。通过对二者关系的机理分析，我们发现经济政策主要通过影响信息不对称来影响股价崩盘风险。具体而言，小企业、非国有企业以及经济发达和市场化程度高的地区的企业对EPU更敏感，在股价崩盘风险方面受EPU的影响更大。我们还从政府和企业的角度提出了政策启示。

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Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics Multiple-

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2.40

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9.10%

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