The Impact of COVID-19 on the Capital Structure of Listed Real Estate Firms and Analysis of Countermeasures: Evidence from China

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected global economic activity. This paper examines the impact of capital structure in the Chinese real estate sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results find that the COVID-19 pandemic have a negative impact on corporate capital structure, which negative...

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Main Author: Ma, Mingyi
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/70181/
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description The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected global economic activity. This paper examines the impact of capital structure in the Chinese real estate sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results find that the COVID-19 pandemic have a negative impact on corporate capital structure, which negative impact is more pronounced for large-scale firms. In addition, the pandemic also have a negative impact on firms' cash, investment and enterprise value. Robustness tests also support this view. Finally, this paper also finds that the pecking order theory still has explanatory power for firm-level variables and leverage relationships even during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study provides insight into the capital structure of real estate firms in the post-pandemic period and helps to build sustainability and resilience in a volatile market.
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spelling nottingham-701812023-06-21T15:24:14Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/70181/ The Impact of COVID-19 on the Capital Structure of Listed Real Estate Firms and Analysis of Countermeasures: Evidence from China Ma, Mingyi The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected global economic activity. This paper examines the impact of capital structure in the Chinese real estate sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results find that the COVID-19 pandemic have a negative impact on corporate capital structure, which negative impact is more pronounced for large-scale firms. In addition, the pandemic also have a negative impact on firms' cash, investment and enterprise value. Robustness tests also support this view. Finally, this paper also finds that the pecking order theory still has explanatory power for firm-level variables and leverage relationships even during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study provides insight into the capital structure of real estate firms in the post-pandemic period and helps to build sustainability and resilience in a volatile market. 2022-09-07 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/70181/1/20398102_BUSI4020_2021_22.pdf Ma, Mingyi (2022) The Impact of COVID-19 on the Capital Structure of Listed Real Estate Firms and Analysis of Countermeasures: Evidence from China. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] COVID-19 Capital structure Chinese real estate industry
spellingShingle COVID-19
Capital structure
Chinese real estate industry
Ma, Mingyi
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Capital Structure of Listed Real Estate Firms and Analysis of Countermeasures: Evidence from China
title The Impact of COVID-19 on the Capital Structure of Listed Real Estate Firms and Analysis of Countermeasures: Evidence from China
title_full The Impact of COVID-19 on the Capital Structure of Listed Real Estate Firms and Analysis of Countermeasures: Evidence from China
title_fullStr The Impact of COVID-19 on the Capital Structure of Listed Real Estate Firms and Analysis of Countermeasures: Evidence from China
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of COVID-19 on the Capital Structure of Listed Real Estate Firms and Analysis of Countermeasures: Evidence from China
title_short The Impact of COVID-19 on the Capital Structure of Listed Real Estate Firms and Analysis of Countermeasures: Evidence from China
title_sort impact of covid-19 on the capital structure of listed real estate firms and analysis of countermeasures: evidence from china
topic COVID-19
Capital structure
Chinese real estate industry
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/70181/