Real Estate Investment and Financial Efficiency:Regional Variation in Shifting Financial Resouces from Real to Fictitious Sector
PENG Yuchao, HUANG Xianjing, SHEN Ji
School of Finance/Belt & Road Finance Institute, Central Univerisity of Finance and Economics; Business School/China-ASEAN Research Institute, Guangxi Univeristy; Guanghua School of Management, Peking Univeristy
Abstract:
By building an endogenous growth model that includes investment structure and financial development, this paper finds that the increase in the proportion of real estate investment in total fixed asset investment will curb financial efficiency when it is greater than the optimal level. This nengative effect is more pronounced when the exeternality of real estate is weak. Based on the sample of 283 prefecture-level cities over 2003-2013, the empirical results of the fixed effect model, the IV approach and system-GMM support the conclusion of the model. Moreover, the effect of real estate investment on financial efficiency is more pronounced in the western region, the economically underdeveloped areas, and areas with bad real estate sales. Deepening market reform and improving the institutional environment, will help to adjust the investment structure, help to enhance financial efficiency and promote the long-term growth of the real economy.
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