Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science) ›› 2018, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (3): 239-246.DOI: 10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2018.03.004

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Voluntary Information Disclosure of Intangible Assets, Financial Constraints and Underinvestment——An Empirical Study Based on Data from Chinese High and New Tech Listed Companies

YAO Hai-xin1, WANG Yi-ying1,2, WANG Shu-lin2   

  1. (1. Business School, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110136, China; 2. Sun Wah International Business School, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110136, China)
  • Received:2017-10-26 Revised:2017-10-26 Online:2018-05-25 Published:2018-05-28
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Abstract: This article is an empirical research on the impact of voluntary information disclosure of intangible assets on financial constraints and underinvestment based on the data for the years 2013-2015 collected from Chinese high and new tech companies listed on A-share market in Shanghai and Shenzhen. It is found that the sample companies are mostly financially constrained and under-invested, which reflects that cash savings of financially constrained companies has a mediator effect on investment-cash flow sensitivity and will sacrifice investment in current year, causing under investment. To some extent, the intangible assets represent a business's ability to grow and profit and its corporate value. Voluntary information disclosure of intangible assets has a moderator effect and can effectively reduce the information asymmetry and relieve the problem of financial constraints to avoid under investment.

Key words: intangible assets, voluntary information disclosure, financial constraints, underinvestment

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