본 연구는 우리나라에서 정부 R&D 지원이 기업의 R&D 투자에 미치는 영향에 대해 실증적으로 분석한다. 이를 위해 2012년부터 코로나 직전인 2019년까지 8년 간 『연구 개발활동조사』와 『국가연구개발사업 조사·분석』 그리고 기업 재무정보를 제공하는 『KIS-Value』를 연계하여 패널 자료를 구축하고, 정부 R&D 지원을 받은 기업의 R&D 투자에 미치는 영향을 성향점수매칭법(PSM)과 패널 이중차분법(DID)을 사용하여 추정한다. PSM-패널DID 분석 결과 정부 R&D 지원을 받은 기업은 그렇지 않은 기업과 비교하여 유의한 수준에서 R&D 투자를 확대하는 것으로 확인되었다. 세부 집단별로 살펴보면 정부 R&D 지원 횟수가 커질수록 기업의 R&D 투자 확대 효과는 더 커지며, 정부 R&D 지원금 규모가 일정 수준 이상인 경우에만 기업의 R&D 투자 확대 효과가 유의한 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 우리나라에서 기업에 대한 정부 R&D 지원은 민간 R&D 투자의 시장실패를 보완하는 본연의 역할을 하고 있으며, 실질적인 정책 효과를 내기 위해서는 중장기적인 관점에서 일정 규모 이상의 지원이 뒷받침되어야 한다는 것을 시사한다.

As cryptocurrencies continue to gain viability as an asset class, institutional investors and publicly traded firms are beginning to enter into positions in digital currencies. While generating profits may be the primary purpose, corporations also wish to advertise to their stakeholders that they are keeping up-to-date with latest technological developments, trends, and cutting-edge investment opportunities in enhancing the wealth of the shareholders. The marketing and financial signals with the involvement in blockchain platforms and digital currencies intend to demonstrate the efficiency of corporate operations, and the agility in the utilization of the retained funds. What firms may not be considering however, is the effect these assets may have on their risk profiles. This paper aims at measuring the effect of digital currencies on the risk and returns of publicly traded companies, deciphering the motives behind holding a cryptocurrency as an asset, and determining whether one reason for holding is more impactful than another. Four largest publicly traded holders as well as four of the most prominent digital currencies are explored. The findings from the study contribute to the literature in corporate risk reporting, in marketing and financial motivations of digital currency holdings, and in digital currency risks. The conclusions of the study also make a case for firm transparency through detailed reports of the risk effects of digital currency holdings.

Due to the fact that some companies are overly pursuing profit maximization and thus neglecting the issue of undertaking and fulfilling Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the situation of investment risks due to information asymmetry has arisen. Whether corporate social responsibility information disclosure can solve the information asymmetry in the market economy, help enterprises to reduce the cost of external capital, and improve the efficiency of corporate investment is now the hot topic of concern for many economists. Regardless of the type of enterprise, the choice of investment projects depends on the investment opportunities faced. However, there will be financial market friction resulting in the actual investment volume of the enterprise deviates from the optimal investment scale, which will have a certain impact on the company's social image. Therefore, this article analyzes the impact of corporate social responsibility information disclosure on corporate investment, hoping to enrich the existing research results on corporate investment efficiency in the field of corporate social responsibility, standardize corporate responsibility information disclosure systems, and improve investment efficiency.

The effects of R&D investment on innovation such as patents and intangible assets, and the effect on the corporate performance such as revenue and profit growth, were analyzed using path analysis. In particular, this study compared and analyzed the performances of non-cooperative R&D and cooperative R&D. The results of this study are summarized as follows. First, R&D investment has a significant impact on innovation performance. This supports the existing research results. Second, patents have a significant impact on intangible asset growth. Third, in the case of corporate groups carrying out cooperative R&D, intangible asset growth forms a significant causal relationship with revenue growth. Fourth, in case of cooperative R&D, intangible asset growth has a significant mediating effect between patent and revenue growth. Like the existing research, the results of this research support the innovation performance of R&D investment. It also supports the existing argument that the results of cooperative R&D are more favorable to increase corporate value. However, unlike the existing research, we found a path leading to increased revenue through patents and intangible assets, and confirmed that such a path is likely to be achieved through cooperative R & D rather than internal R&D.

최근 글로벌 기업들은 신기술 확보를 위해 사내벤처캐피탈(Corporate Venture Capital, CVC)을 설립하여 기술벤처에 투자하고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 CVC의 투자 포트폴리오 운영방식 차이가 모기업의 기술혁신 효과에 영향을 주는지 통계적으로 실증 분석하기 위함에 있다. 구체적으로 CVC의 ‘시드(Seed)’, ‘초기(Early)’, ‘확장(Expansion)’, ‘후기(Late)’ 4가지 투자 단계별로 투자된 금액비중에 따라 매년 투자 포트폴리오 성장잠재성과 리스크 수준이 달라진다는 것을 발견하였고, 포트폴리오의 공격적인 투자성향과 외부 파트너십이 모기업 기술 혁신효과에 미치는 영향에 대해 분석하였다. 연구를 위해 글로벌 70개 CVC들이 21년간 투자한 실적 데이터를 음이항 패널 회귀분석(negative binomial panel regression)을 통해 검증하였다. 연구의 결과, 벤처 포트폴리오내 시드/초기 단계 기업들에 투자한 금액이 클수록 기술혁신 효과는 증가하지만, 일정수준 이상부터는 오히려 효과가 감소하는 Inverted U형 관계를 확인하였다. 또한, 각 투자단계별 벤처기업들에 공동 투자한 외부 파트너 수가 포트폴리오 운영성향과 기술혁신 효과 사이의 Inverted U형 관계를 약화시키는 조절효과를 통계적으로 실증하였다. 본 논문은 기업이 투자포트폴리오를 구성할 때 투자 단계와 경과시점을 고려할 경우 투자성과를 극대화할 수 있다는 점에서 기획 담당자, 벤처 투자자, 정책 관리자 등에 시사점을 제공할 수 있다.

This paper analyzes factors affecting corporate investment decisions in economic groups listed on the Vietnam stock market. The panel data of the research sample includes 39 economic groups listed on the Vietnam stock market from 2009 to 2019. The Generalized Least Square (GLS) is employed to address econometric issues and to improve the accuracy of the regression coefficients. In this research, the investment rate is a dependent variable. Cash-flow (CF), Investment opportunities (ROA), Fixed capital intensity (FCI), Leverage (LEV), Sales growth (GR), Size (SZ), Business risk (RISK) are independent variables in the study. The model results show that cash flow and sales growth have the same impact on investment decisions of economic groups in Vietnam. In addition, investment opportunities have a negative impact on the capital investment decisions of economic groups. The remaining factors include fixed capital intensity, leverage, firm size, and business risks that have a weak and insignificant impact on capital investment decisions of economic groups in Vietnam. The findings of this article are useful for business administrators, and helping business managers make the right financial decisions. Besides, the research results are also meaningful to money management agencies. The authors recommend that the State Bank of Vietnam should maintain a sustainable monetary policy.

The study examines lagged economic effects of research and development (R&D) investment on the market value of manufacturing firms listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange or the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in China. This study applies panel data analysis methods to address the following issues: 1) There might be an adjustment lag in the impact of R&D investment on corporate market value, and 2) Unobserved firm effects must be taken into account. The balanced panel data includes a total of 1,462 observations with 34 cross-sections of manufacturing firms listed on Chinese stock markets and with 27 time-specific quarterly periods from 2007 to 2017. The results indicate that the R&D investment of Chinese manufacturing firms tends to yield favorable market value of the firm with some adjustments to time. The results show that R&D investment exhibits a strong positive impact on their market value of manufacturing firms in Chinese stock markets. Moreover, R&D investment has a positive time-lag effect on the market value of the firm. Interestingly, the R&D investment of Chinese manufacturing firms generate a relatively constant positive effect on their market value, supporting the notion that the corresponding returns of R&D investment for such firms yield lagged but added market values.

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) and investment-cash flow sensitivity, which is a surrogate for financing constraints. Research design, data, and methodology – Taking China’s A-share listed companies between 2009 and 2016 as a sample, this paper empirically tests the relationship between CSRD and investment-cash flow sensitivity by Panel VAR model. By introducing the orthogonal impulse response function, this paper distinguishes the fundamental factors and financial ones that affect corporate investment behavior. Results – Findings indicate that: (1) investment-cash flow sensitivity of firms with low level of CSRD is significantly lower than that of firms with high level of CSRD; (2) the orthogonal impulse response of corporate investment to cash flow in firms with high level of CSRD is significantly different from zero, but it is not significant in firms with low level of CSRD; (3) for firms with low level of CSRD, 0.7% of corporate investment volatility can be explained by the change in cash flow, which is lower than that of firms with high level of CSRD (1.1%). Conclusions - Corporations disclosing more and higher quality CSRD are often those faced with financing constraints. Voluntary disclosure can help them alleviate information asymmetry and financing constraints.