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Research on the impact of supply chain finance on new quality productivity in private enterprises

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  • Li, Chengyou
  • Li, Yuxin
  • Dong, Fang
  • Tan, Qingbin

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Supply chain finance (SCF), characterized by its hybrid nature combining financial intermediation with supply chain integration, has become a significant driver of new quality productivity development. Utilizing panel data from 15887 private enterprises spanning the period 2007-2023, this study finds: (1) SCF exerts a statistically significant positive effect on new quality productivity within private enterprises. This conclusion persists after rigorous controls for potential endogeneity and robustness checks. (2) SCF enhances new quality productivity primarily by facilitating technological innovation and alleviating tax burdens. (3) The Broadband China initiative and Big Data Comprehensive Experimental Zones effectively amplify the positive impact of SCF on private enterprises’ new quality productivity. (4) SCF promotes new quality productivity more strongly in private enterprises with high debt and lowly competitive industries.

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  • Li, Chengyou & Li, Yuxin & Dong, Fang & Tan, Qingbin, 2025. "Research on the impact of supply chain finance on new quality productivity in private enterprises," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 86(PB).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:86:y:2025:i:pb:s1544612325017076
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2025.108453
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    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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