Chinese economic policy uncertainty and U.S. corporate investment

Abstract

Abstract Prior findings suggest that firms reduce investment when they face a higher degree of domestic economic policy uncertainty. In this paper, we provide a new finding that corporate investment of U.S. firms also declines when Chinese economic policy uncertainty rises, after controlling for U.S. economic policy uncertainty. Additional analysis suggests that the result is stronger for firms located in states with larger exports to China, implying the importance of global supply chain link in understanding firms' investment decisions.