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Chinese Defense Industry Reforms and Military Firm Performance: Evidence from the Civil—Military Integration Strategy

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  • Zeng Yang
  • Changyuan Xia
  • Shuai Zhao
  • Daiguo Fu

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In March 2015, the Chinese government initiated an important reform program targeting the defense industry, namely civil–military integration (CMI), with the objectives of introducing military technologies to the civilian market and infusing private capital into military enterprises. On examining this unique exogenous shock in a 2007-2017 sample of Chinese A-share listed firms, we identify the following effects of CMI on military firms’ performance. (1) The market value of military firms significantly increases after the establishment of the CMI policy in 2015 and the market value of military firms is on average 6.682% higher after 2015. (2) This effect is robust to propensity score matching, instrumental regression, alternative measures of corporate market value. (3) The positive impact of CMI on military listed firms’ market value is stronger for firms with lower innovation ability and weaker corporate governance, suggesting that the CMI policy can improve the research and development abilities and ease the agency conflicts of military firms. (4) After 2015, military firms with weaker financial constraints and those located in provinces with lower marketization levels perform better. Overall, offering a micro-perspective on military firms, this paper complements the growing literature on defense economics and clarifies how CMI improves military firms’ performance.

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  • Zeng Yang & Changyuan Xia & Shuai Zhao & Daiguo Fu, 2024. "Chinese Defense Industry Reforms and Military Firm Performance: Evidence from the Civil—Military Integration Strategy," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(3), pages 367-382, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:defpea:v:35:y:2024:i:3:p:367-382
    DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2022.2154926
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