Does the Policy of Financial Reform Pilot Zone Alleviate Maturity Mismatch of Corporate Investment and Financing?
This paper takes the policy of financial reform pilot zone as a quasi natural experiment and uses the staggered differences-in-differences(DID)to evaluate its impact on the maturity mismatch of corporate investment and financing.The results show that the policy of financial reform pilot zone can suppress the maturity mismatch of corporate investment and financing,and alleviate the behavior of corporate long-term investment with short-term financing.The above effects are more significant in areas with high levels of financial development and marketization.Enriching equity financing,re-ducing financing costs and supplementing long-term credit are its mechanisms.Further research has found that this policy helps enterprises improve operational performance and reduce financial risks.The phased policy evaluation of the financial reform pilot zone can provide useful reference for further deepening financial system reform and optimizing the financial ecological environment.