This study finds a negative association between firm-level political risk (PRISK) and firm-level patents and citations in general. The PRISK extracted from different sectors also shows similar effects. This impact is more pronounced when a firm belongs to economically uncertain states,...

We investigate how M&A activities are used to allocate R&D resources within firm boundaries. We find that Chinese listed firms exhibit strong intra-firm R&D reallocation behaviors following M&A activities from 2007 to 2017. Specifically, they shift innovation activities to subsidiary firms. The...

The growing localization of the judicial system has been a critical concern in China's justice reform, and its consequence on entrepreneurship receives little attention. We evaluate the effects of judicial reform on the innovation of private-controlled listed firms in China using the...