The Impact of Specialized Environmental Courts on Corporate Risk‐Taking: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in China

We examine the impact of having specialized environmental courts (SPECs) on corporate risk‐taking in China. SPECs allow judges and prosecutors to develop environmental expertise and are accountable for environmental violations. Thus, SPECs effectively enforce environmental regulations. Our findings...

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Published in:Asia-Pacific journal of financial studies 2020, 49(1), , pp.99-118
Main Authors: Zhai, Huayun, Chan, Kam C., Liu, Qingzhuo, Liu, Kemei
Format: Article
Language:English
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Corporate risk‐taking
Environmental enforcement
Environmental judicial specialization
Jurisdiction
경영학
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Summary:We examine the impact of having specialized environmental courts (SPECs) on corporate risk‐taking in China. SPECs allow judges and prosecutors to develop environmental expertise and are accountable for environmental violations. Thus, SPECs effectively enforce environmental regulations. Our findings suggest that when a firm is located in an SPEC jurisdiction, it engages in less corporate risk‐taking than an otherwise equivalent firm located in a non‐SPEC jurisdiction. The results are more pronounced for firms that receive large government environmental subsidies and that are state‐owned. Additional analysis suggests that firms make more environmental investments when located in an SPEC jurisdiction.
ISSN:2041-9945
2041-6156
DOI:10.1111/ajfs.12286