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More than a Band-Aid: The Alleviating Effect and Channels of the Industry–Finance Cooperation Pilot Policy on Corporate Financing Constraints

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  • Yifei Chen

    (Business School, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China)

  • Shuo Wang

    (Business School, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China)

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As a major policy initiative, China’s Industry–Finance Cooperation (IFC) Pilot Program aims to address the enduring difficulties enterprises face in securing affordable financing. Despite its intent, the policy’s actual efficacy in alleviating corporate financing constraints remains ambiguous. Based on panel data of Chinese A-share listed firms (2011–2023, 19,742 observations), this paper adopts a difference-in-differences (DID) estimator to investigate the effect of China’s IFC Pilot Policy on corporate financing constraints. The results demonstrate that the IFC Pilot Policy significantly alleviates such constraints. Further mechanism and heterogeneity analyses reveal that it operates primarily by reducing earning management, lowering financing costs, and mitigating business risks. This study contributes to the field by establishing the finance-easing effect and risk management mechanism of industry–finance cooperation, offering valuable guidance for policymakers seeking to refine and optimize similar supply-side financial reform measures.

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  • Yifei Chen & Shuo Wang, 2026. "More than a Band-Aid: The Alleviating Effect and Channels of the Industry–Finance Cooperation Pilot Policy on Corporate Financing Constraints," IJFS, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-22, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijfss:v:14:y:2026:i:6:p:155-:d:1962378
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