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The Mortality Cost of Political Connections

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  1. Kuvvet, Emre & Maskara, Pankaj Kumar, 2018. "Former members of the U.S. Congress and fraud enforcement: Does it help to have politically connected friends on the board?," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 77-89.
  2. Hu, Yi & Wang, Changyun & Xiao, Gang & Zeng, Jianyu, 2020. "The agency cost of political connections: Evidence from China's File 18," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 64(C).
  3. Sun, Rui & Zou, Ganna, 2021. "Political connection, CEO gender, and firm performance," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
  4. Akey, Pat & Heimer, Rawley Z. & Lewellen, Stefan, 2021. "Politicizing consumer credit," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 139(2), pages 627-655.
  5. Papadimitri, Panagiota & Pasiouras, Fotios & Pescetto, Gioia & Wohlschlegel, Ansgar, 2021. "Does political influence distort banking regulation? Evidence from the US," Journal of Financial Stability, Elsevier, vol. 53(C).
  6. Haowei Yu & Ruoyu Wang & Ling‐Yun He, 2023. "Environmental implications of political connections and state ownership: Theory and evidence from China," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 44(2), pages 1228-1253, March.
  7. Wei, Chunyan & Hu, Shiyang & Chen, Feng, 2020. "Do political connection disruptions increase labor costs in a government-dominated market? Evidence from publicly listed companies in China," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).
  8. Christopher Bleibtreu & Roland Königsgruber & Thomas Lanzi, 2022. "Financial reporting and corporate political connections: An analytical model of interactions," Post-Print hal-03957978, HAL.
  9. Schweizer, Denis & Wang, Xinjie & Wu, Ge & Zhang, Aoran, 2025. "Political connections and media bias: Evidence from China," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 94(C).
  10. Xie, Rui & Zhang, Jiahuan & Tang, Chuan, 2023. "Political connection and water pollution: New evidence from Chinese listed firms," Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 74(C).
  11. Joonkyu Choi & Veronika Penciakova & Felipe Saffie, 2021. "Political Connections, Allocation of Stimulus Spending, and the Jobs Multiplier," FRB Atlanta Working Paper 2021-13, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
  12. Pi‐Han Tsai & Yongzheng Liu & Xin Liu, 2021. "Collusion, political connection, and tax avoidance in China," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 74(3), pages 417-441, August.
  13. Martin Beraja & David Y Yang & Noam Yuchtman, 2023. "Data-intensive Innovation and the State: Evidence from AI Firms in China," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 90(4), pages 1701-1723.
  14. Caterina Gennaioli & Gaia Narciso, 2017. "Toxic roads: Unearthing hazardous waste dumping," Trinity Economics Papers tep1817, Trinity College Dublin, Department of Economics.
  15. Pengyu Chen & Yuanyuan Hao, 2022. "Digital transformation and corporate environmental performance: The moderating role of board characteristics," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(5), pages 1757-1767, September.
  16. Long, Zhineng & Duan, Yulan & Zhan, Heng, 2024. "The impact of organizational-level political connection on environmental strategy in private firms," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 132(C).
  17. Otchere, Isaac & Senbet, Lemma W. & Zhu, Pengcheng, 2020. "Does political connection distort competition and encourage corporate risk taking? International evidence," Journal of Empirical Finance, Elsevier, vol. 55(C), pages 21-42.
  18. Enxian Wang & Xinghe Liu & Jiapeng Wu & Danting Cai, 2019. "Green Credit, Debt Maturity, and Corporate Investment—Evidence from China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-19, January.
  19. Colonnelli, Emanuele & Lagaras, Spyridon & Ponticelli, Jacopo & Prem, Mounu & Tsoutsoura, Margarita, 2022. "Revealing corruption: Firm and worker level evidence from Brazil," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 143(3), pages 1097-1119.
  20. Peiyuan Li & Wei Li, 2024. "Wrongful convictions with Chinese characteristics," Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 32(1), pages 143-163, January.
  21. González, Felipe & Prem, Mounu, 2018. "The value of political capital: Dictatorship collaborators as business elites," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 155(C), pages 217-230.
  22. Lehne, Jonathan & Shapiro, Jacob N. & Vanden Eynde, Oliver, 2018. "Building connections: Political corruption and road construction in India," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 62-78.
  23. Nguyen, Hieu Quang, 2023. "Corruption, political connection, and firm investments," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 90(C).
  24. Ma, Xiaofang & Chen, Jun & Dong, Wang & Su, Qiaoling, 2024. "Chief accountants weigh in: How professional leadership of SOEs influence investment efficiency," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 95(PB).
  25. Campante, Filipe & Du, Rui & Sun, Weizeng & Wang, Jianghao & Zheng, Siqi, 2025. "JUE insight: Political geography and the spatial allocation of economic activity: Evidence from China’s anti-corruption campaign," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 149(C).
  26. Hou, Qingsong & Hu, May & Yuan, Yuan, 2017. "Corporate innovation and political connections in Chinese listed firms," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 46(PA), pages 158-176.
  27. Hanming Fang & Chang Liu & Li-An Zhou, 2020. "Window Dressing in the Public Sector: A Case Study of China’s Compulsory Education Promotion Program," NBER Working Papers 27628, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  28. Vitezslav Titl & Deni Mazrekaj & Fritz Schiltz, 2024. "Identifying Politically Connected Firms: A Machine Learning Approach," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 86(1), pages 137-155, February.
  29. Chen, Xiaowei & Hu, Zhilin & Lin, Liguo, 2025. "Safety regulations and firm productivity," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).
  30. Kong, Gaowen & Ji, Mianmian & Guo, Yuemei, 2021. "Political promotion events and energy conservation decisions: Evidence from China," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
  31. Lei, Yu-Hsiang, 2021. "Quid pro quo? Government-firm relationships in China," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 199(C).
  32. Beladi, Hamid & Hou, Qingsong & Hu, May, 2022. "The party school education and corporate innovation: Evidence from SOEs in China," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 72(C).
  33. Yu-Hong Ai & Di-Yun Peng & Huan-Huan Xiong, 2021. "Impact of Environmental Regulation Intensity on Green Technology Innovation: From the Perspective of Political and Business Connections," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-23, April.
  34. Han Yu & Abraham Y. Nahm & Zengji Song, 2022. "Turnover of local government core officials, political connections and the investment and financing of private‐sector enterprises," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 27(3), pages 3490-3509, July.
  35. John M. Griffin & Clark Liu & Tao Shu, 2022. "Is the Chinese Anticorruption Campaign Authentic? Evidence from Corporate Investigations," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 68(10), pages 7248-7273, October.
  36. Zhang, Cui, 2017. "Political connections and corporate environmental responsibility: Adopting or escaping?," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 539-547.
  37. Zhang, Xiaoqian & Wang, Zhiwei, 2020. "Marketization vs. market chase: Insights from implicit government guarantees," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 435-455.
  38. Li, Mingsheng & Liu, Desheng & Peng, Hongfeng & Zhang, Luxiu, 2022. "Political connection and its impact on equity market," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).
  39. Jiamin Wang & Qian Li & Chenmeng Lai & Victor Song, 2024. "Corporate fraud, political connections, and media bias: Evidence from China," Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 76(2), pages 319-353, April.
  40. Chuyuan Liu & Jing Tang & Chenghao Huang, 2024. "Corporate philanthropy, political connections, and costs of equity capital," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 77(3), pages 546-573, August.
  41. Yaru Tang & Mengdi Liu & Fan Xia & Bing Zhang, 2024. "Informal regulation by nongovernmental organizations enhances corporate compliance: Evidence from a nationwide randomized controlled trial in China," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 43(1), pages 234-257, January.
  42. Qingjie Zhou & Dongyao Yu & Feng Xu & Jiamin Sun, 2022. "The Impact of Institutional Friction Cost on Economic Growth: Evidence from OECD Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-15, December.
  43. Li, Nian & Xu, Nianhang & Dong, Rui & Chan, Kam C. & Lin, Xiaowei, 2021. "Does an anti-corruption campaign increase analyst earnings forecast optimism?," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
  44. Deng, Lu & Jiang, Ping & Li, Sifei & Liao, Mingqing, 2020. "Government intervention and firm investment," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).
  45. Liu, Qijun, 2025. "Local connectivity and corruption: Micro evidence from China," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 86(C).
  46. Wang, Yuxin & Fu, Gui & Lyu, Qian & Wu, Yali & Jia, Qinsong & Yang, Xiaoyu & Li, Xiao, 2022. "Reform and development of coal mine safety in China: An analysis from government supervision, technical equipment, and miner education," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).
  47. Luo, Wei & Tang, Lixin & Yang, Yaxin & Zou, Xianqiang, 2025. "Robots as guardians: Industrial automation and workplace safety in China," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 172(C).
  48. Gupeng Zhang & Qianlong Zhang & Dujuan Huang, 2020. "Impact of Political Connection Strength on the Internationalization Outcome of Chinese Firms: Perspectives from Market Exploration and Technology Acquisition," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-17, February.
  49. Huange Xu & Bo Chen & Guangchen Li, 2024. "Competition for Safety: The National Civilized City Campaign and Enterprise Production Safety in China," SAGE Open, , vol. 14(2), pages 21582440241, June.
  50. Agarwal,Sumit & Morais,Bernardo & Ruiz Ortega,Claudia & Zhang,Jian, 2016. "The political economy of bank lending : evidence from an emerging market," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7577, The World Bank.
  51. Li, Yue & Yu, Haowei & Zhang, Peng, 2025. "Get the real boss in position: Examining the environmental effect of ‘shared environmental accountability’ in China," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 141(C).
  52. Sanghak Choi & Hail Jung, 2021. "National Tax Service Connection and Stock Price Crash Risk: Evidence from Korea," Annals of Economics and Finance, Society for AEF, vol. 22(1), pages 83-107, May.
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  61. Liu, Xiaoyan & Zhao, Rui & Guo, Mengmeng, 2023. "CEO turnover, political connections, and firm performance: Evidence from China," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 55(C).
  62. Andrea Cintolesi, 2024. "‘Keep friends close, but enemies closer’: connections and political careers," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 200(1), pages 257-284, July.
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  66. Fan, Jijian, 2021. "The effect of regulating political connections: Evidence from China's board of directors ban," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 49(2), pages 553-578.
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