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Mandatory corporate social responsibility disclosure and financial constraints: Evidence from China

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  • Liang, Xiao
  • Chen, Xiaomeng Charlene

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We investigate the impact of mandatory CSR disclosures on firms' financial constraints in China, where CSR reporting is mandated for a subset of listed firms. Employing a difference-in-differences approach, we find that mandatory CSR reporting firms experience greater financial constraints after the mandate. We identify controlling shareholder expropriation as a plausible channel through which the mandate affects financial constraints. Further analyses reveal that mandatory CSR reporting firms with political connections or located in more marketized regions/provinces can alleviate their financial constraints. Our findings add evidence to the economic implications of CSR disclosure mandates. Given the prevailing global trend toward enforcing CSR disclosures and the call for more research on mandatory CSR reporting, our study sheds light on how these mandates shape firms’ access to finance.

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  • Liang, Xiao & Chen, Xiaomeng Charlene, 2024. "Mandatory corporate social responsibility disclosure and financial constraints: Evidence from China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 89(PA), pages 954-974.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reveco:v:89:y:2024:i:pa:p:954-974
    DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2023.08.011
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    Keywords

    Corporate social responsibility; Mandatory CSR disclosure; Financial constraints;
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    JEL classification:

    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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