Research on the Impact of R&D Expense Deduction Policy on Human Capital Structure of Manufacturing Enterprises

Journal: Modern Economics & Management Forum DOI: 10.32629/memf.v5i6.3185

Yao Wang

Xi'an University of Finance and Economics (XUFE), Xi'an 710000, Shaanxi, China

Abstract

In the current tax incentive landscape, the accelerated depreciation of R&D expenses stands as a paramount policy tool in boosting manufacturing firms' investment in human capital. This study employs a sample of Chinese A-share manufacturing listed companies from 2013 to 2022, treating the 2018 R&D expense deduction policy as an exogenous shock. The analysis initiates with a common trend test, followed by adifference-in-differences (DiD) model for the main effect regression, focusing on the mediating role of R&D expenditure in the policy's impact on the firm's human capital structure.

Keywords

tax incentives, manufacturing firms, human capital structure, difference-in-differences (did) model

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