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Economic Analyses on Zombie firms

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K03798
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Money/ Finance
Research InstitutionHitotsubashi University

Principal Investigator

Yasuda Yukihiro  一橋大学, 大学院経営管理研究科, 教授 (10349524)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Keywordsゾンビ企業 / M&A / 上場・非上場 / 資産売却 / リストラクチャリング / M&A / 追い貸し / グループ経営
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We empirically examine Japanese firms especially focusing on zombie firms. Firstly, we found that listed firms disinvest 2.0% more than unlisted firms and their disinvestment is also more sensitive to investment opportunities. Additionally, firms that disinvest show improvements in return on as-sets and increases in future investment. Secondly, we show that listed firms invest more and have greater sensitivity to investment opportunities than comparable unlisted companies. Our findings suggest that the role of listing in alleviating financial constraints and agency costs is more important than potential underinvestment due to myopic behavior.Thirdly, we showed that bank-firm relationships generally increase the likelihood and size of M&A. Contrary to conventional wisdom of the adverse effects of bank-firm relationships in Japan, such as ‘zombie lending’, our results indicate that Japanese banks facilitated restructuring and international expansion in the 2000's.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究を通じて、長引く日本経済の低迷からの脱却へのいくつかのインプリケーションを得ることができたと考えられる。具体的には、資産売却といった負の投資は、さらなる投資と業績の向上につながること、また、「上場」のステータスは資金制約の緩和により投資の拡大につながる一方、グループ経営へのシフトはその効果を代替する関係にあることが示唆される。さらに、企業のM&Aは事業拡大のみならず、業績の回復の手段としても有効であることが分かった。これらの含意は、長引く投資の低迷と低収益性にあえぐ日本企業がどのようにその問題から脱却するか、その具体的処方箋を提示していると考えられる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Northern Colorado/University of California, Berkeley/Brooklyn Colleage(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Northern Colorado/University of California, Berkeley/Brooklyn Colleage(米国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Northern Colorado/University of California, Berkeley(米国)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Under pressure: Listing status and disinvestment in Japan2019

    • Author(s)
      Yasuda Yukihiro, Joseph J. French, Fujitani Ryosuke
    • Journal Title

      Finance Research Letters

      Volume: - Pages: 101264-101264

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.frl.2019.08.012

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Relationships matter: the impact of bank-firm relationships on mergers and acquisitions in Japan2019

    • Author(s)
      Yukihiro Yasuda, Joseph J. French, Juxin Yan
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Financial Services Research

      Volume: 56 Issue: 3 Pages: 295-305

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10693-019-00327-3

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Accounting information quality and guaranteed loans: evidence from Japanese SMEs2019

    • Author(s)
      Kim Hyonok, and Yukihiro Yasuda
    • Journal Title

      Small Business Economics

      Volume: 53 (4) Issue: 4 Pages: 1033-1050

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11187-018-0106-5

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Government guarantees of loans to small businesses: Effects on banks’ risk-taking and non-guaranteed lending2019

    • Author(s)
      Wilcox James A.、Yasuda Yukihiro
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Financial Intermediation

      Volume: 37 Pages: 45-57

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jfi.2018.05.003

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Business risk disclosure and firm risk: Evidence from Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Hyonok Kim and Yukihiro Yasuda
    • Journal Title

      Research in International Business and Finance

      Volume: forthcoming

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Stock Market Listing, Investment, and Business Groups: How Firm Structure Impacts Investment?2019

    • Author(s)
      Yukihiro Yasuda
    • Organizer
      28th NBER-TCER-CEPR (TRIO) Conference on "Financial System"
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Internal and External Lending by Nonfinancial Businesses During Crises and During Other Times2019

    • Author(s)
      Yukihiro Yasuda
    • Organizer
      26th Annual Global Finance Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Who, When, and How Much Corporate Parents Help: Evidence from Japanese Consolidated and Unconsolidated Financial Statements2019

    • Author(s)
      Yukihior Yasuda
    • Organizer
      26the Annual Conference of the Multinational Finance Society
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Earnings Quality, Public Debt, and Ownership Structure: Listed Versus Unlisted Public Companies2019

    • Author(s)
      Yukihiro Yasuda
    • Organizer
      Multinational Finance Society
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Who, When, and How Much Corporate Parents Help: Evidence from Japanese Consolidated and Unconsolidated Financial Statements2018

    • Author(s)
      Yukihiro Yasuda
    • Organizer
      European Financial Management Association
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Internal and External Lending by Business and the Supply of Bank Credit2017

    • Author(s)
      Yukihiro Yasuda
    • Organizer
      World Finance Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Internal and External Lending by Business and the Supply of Bank Credit2017

    • Author(s)
      Yukihiro Yasuda
    • Organizer
      International Banking, Economics and Finance Association(IBEFA)
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Forgiveness versus Financing: The determinants and impact of SME debt forbearance in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      安田行宏
    • Organizer
      日本金融学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 『日本企業のコーポレート・ガバナンス エージェンシー問題の克服と企業価値向上』2020

    • Author(s)
      安田行宏(三隅隆司・茶野努と共編著)
    • Total Pages
      288
    • Publisher
      中央経済社
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2022-02-21  

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