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Tax Incentives and Firms’ Decision on Innovation and Export: Case from Chinese Listed Advanced Manufacturers

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  • Sangho Kim

    (College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, 1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu 874-8577, Oita, Japan)

  • Zhe Li

    (Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, 1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu 874-8577, Oita, Japan)

Abstract

This study applies the bivariate probit model to a panel of Chinese listed advanced manufacturers to investigate the relationship between tax incentives and firms’ decision on export and R&D. Estimations show that VAT refund and income tax deduction are positively related to firms’ decision on exporting and starting R&D, respectively. Regarding firms’ export decisions, VAT refund is associated much greatly with R&D firms’ decisions on becoming exporters than non-R&D firms’ decisions on becoming exporters. However, the relationship between tax deduction and firms’ R&D decisions depends on firm size. For large firms, tax deduction is associated relatively greatly with exporters in starting R&D activity than with domestic firms in starting R&D activity, whereas, for small firms, tax deduction is associated much more greatly with domestic firms in starting R&D activity than with exporters in starting R&D activity. The study suggests that the relationship between tax incentives and firms’ decisions on becoming exporters and R&D firms varies depending on firms’ status and size.

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  • Sangho Kim & Zhe Li, 2026. "Tax Incentives and Firms’ Decision on Innovation and Export: Case from Chinese Listed Advanced Manufacturers," Economies, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-19, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jecomi:v:14:y:2026:i:6:p:233-:d:1968940
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