Share repurchases and firm innovation

被引:6
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作者
Nguyen, Lily [1 ]
Vu, Le [2 ]
Yin, Xiangkang [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Queensland, Sch Business, Finance Discipline, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[2] Monash Univ, Ctr Global Business, Monash Business Sch, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[3] Deakin Univ, Deakin Business Sch, Dept Finance, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
来源
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE | 2021年 / 61卷
关键词
Citations; Innovation; Patents; Share repurchases; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYEE STOCK-OPTIONS; FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY; CORPORATE-BEHAVIOR; PAYOUT POLICY; CASH FLOW; INVESTMENT; DIVIDENDS; GOVERNANCE; GROWTH;
D O I
10.1111/acfi.12641
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
We examine whether corporate decisions such as share repurchases influence a firm's intangible assets and their production. We find a significantly negative relationship between share repurchases and firm innovation. The negative relationship survives all considered robustness tests. We further apply two identification strategies, namely, difference-in-differences analysis and instrumental variables estimation, to establish that the negative effect is causal; that is, from share repurchases to innovation.
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页码:1665 / 1695
页数:31
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