Facing Up or Waiting for Opportunity: Analysis of Economic Policy Uncertainty Influences Investment Decision of Energy Enterprises

doi:10.12005/orms.2023.0075

Operations Research and Management Science ›› 2023, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (3): 22-27.DOI: 10.12005/orms.2023.0075

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Facing Up or Waiting for Opportunity: Analysis of Economic Policy Uncertainty Influences Investment Decision of Energy Enterprises

WEI Wei, HU Haiqing, GANG Cuicui

School of Economic and Management, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710054, China

Received:2021-01-30 Online:2023-03-25 Published:2023-04-25

迎难而上或静待时机:经济政策不确定性对能源企业的投资决策分析

魏薇, 胡海青, 刚翠翠

西安理工大学经济与管理学院,陕西西安 710054

作者简介:魏薇(1990-),女,河南周口人,讲师,博士,研究方向:能源,环境与经济可持续发展;胡海青(1971-),男,陕西西安人,教授,博士,博士生导师,研究方向:能源与经济发展,创新创业;刚翠翠(1987-),女,陕西西安人,讲师,博士,研究方向:经济增长理论。
基金资助:
国家自然科学基金资助项目(71672144,71372173,70972053,71804146,72072144);陕西省软科学研究计划项目(2017KRM128,2019KRZ007,2019KRM044,2021KRM183);陕西省教育厅人文社科专项(19JK0558);教育部人文社科研究青年项目(21YJC630137);校博士启动金(105-451122004)

Abstract

Abstract: We discuss the influence of economic policy uncertainty on the physical investment and virtual investment of energy enterprises, with Chinese energy enterprises sample from 2007 to 2019, and further tests the intermediary effect of physical investment cost and virtual investment income. We find that economic policy uncertainty has a negative effect on physical investment, while uncertainty plays a role in promoting virtual investment. Furthermore, we verify the intermediary effect of physical investment cost and virtual investment income. Moreover, robust analysis provides more evidence for our research. Our research enriches the theory of economic policy uncertainty and energy enterprise investment, and also provides a reference for energy enterprises to deal with external high uncertainty.

Key words: economic policy uncertainty, energy enterprise, physical investment, virtual investment

摘要： 本文以2007~2019年中国能源企业数据为样本,探讨经济政策不确定性对能源企业实体投资与虚拟投资的影响,并进一步检验实体投资成本与虚拟投资收益的中介效应。研究发现:经济政策不确定性对能源企业实体投资具有负向效应,对虚拟投资则为促进作用。同时,验证了实体投资成本与虚拟投资收益的中介效应,并进行了稳健性检验。研究丰富了经济政策不确定性与能源企业投资的理论,同时也为能源企业应对外界高不确定性冲击提供了参考。

关键词: 经济政策不确定性, 能源企业, 实体投资, 虚拟投资

CLC Number:

F272.3

WEI Wei, HU Haiqing, GANG Cuicui. Facing Up or Waiting for Opportunity: Analysis of Economic Policy Uncertainty Influences Investment Decision of Energy Enterprises[J]. Operations Research and Management Science, 2023, 32(3): 22-27.

魏薇, 胡海青, 刚翠翠. 迎难而上或静待时机:经济政策不确定性对能源企业的投资决策分析[J]. 运筹与管理, 2023, 32(3): 22-27.

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Facing Up or Waiting for Opportunity: Analysis of Economic Policy Uncertainty Influences Investment Decision of Energy Enterprises

迎难而上或静待时机:经济政策不确定性对能源企业的投资决策分析

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