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Government regulatory capacity, financial risk prevention and control, and regional economic resilience

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  • Li, Mengchu
  • Liu, Jincheng
  • Li, Fengshan

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The study draws upon panel data spanning the years 2011 to 2023, encompassing 31 provincial-level administrative divisions across China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan), this paper empirically examines the impact of government regulatory capacity and financial risk prevention and control on regional economic resilience (RER). The findings are as follows: government regulatory capacity significantly enhances RER; financial risk prevention and control markedly strengthen RER; mechanism tests show that government regulatory capacity indirectly affects RER by reinforcing financial risk prevention and control; heterogeneity analyses indicate that the impact of government regulatory capacity on RER varies across the eastern, central, and western regions, while the impact of financial risk prevention and control on RER exhibits heterogeneity across regions with different education levels.

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  • Li, Mengchu & Liu, Jincheng & Li, Fengshan, 2026. "Government regulatory capacity, financial risk prevention and control, and regional economic resilience," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 90(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:90:y:2026:i:c:s1544612325025115
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2025.109262
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