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City doing-business environment and stock price crash risk

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  • Yang, Bowen
  • Wu, Wenfeng
  • Yang, Jibin

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By constructing a city-level Doing Business Environment Index for China from 2011 to 2022 and analyzing A-share listed firms, this paper finds that improvements in the local doing-business environment reduce the risk of stock price crashes for local firms. This effect is more pronounced for firms with greater government influence, weaker corporate governance, and higher potential risk. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a better doing-business environment helps offset the negative impacts of the outbreak in non-central cities. Furthermore, an improved doing-business environment mitigates the increase in crash risk associated with policy changes, promotes the standardization of business practices, and enhances information transparency, thereby reducing both the emergence and concealment of negative news. These findings suggest that a favorable doing-business environment can effectively counteract the adverse effects of local government intervention on firms.

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  • Yang, Bowen & Wu, Wenfeng & Yang, Jibin, 2025. "City doing-business environment and stock price crash risk," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:pacfin:v:91:y:2025:i:c:s0927538x25000800
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2025.102743
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    Keywords

    Doing-business environment; Stock price crash risk; Political uncertainty; Business conduct; Information transparency;
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    JEL classification:

    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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