Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Corporate Innovation: Evidence from the Perspective of Digital Transformation

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10.2991/978-94-6239-787-3_27How to use a DOI?

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Corporate innovation; Digital transformation; Macroeconomic uncertainty

Abstract

Could enterprise digital transformation mitigate the impact of uncertainty shocks on corporate innovation? Based on the data of Chinese listed companies from 2009 to 2019, this paper empirically examines the moderating effect of enterprise digital transformation on the suppression of corporate innovation by uncertainty and its channel mechanisms. Empirical results show that digital transformation significantly mitigates the inhibitory effect of macroeconomic uncertainty on corporate innovation, and this moderating effect is particularly significant in invention patent applications. Mechanism tests further indicate that big data technology enhances corporate resilience to uncertainty by expanding the boundaries of enterprise information acquisition.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Siqi Xiang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/29
TI  - Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Corporate Innovation: Evidence from the Perspective of Digital Transformation
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 4th International Conference on Management Innovation and Economy Development (MIED 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 252
EP  - 271
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-787-3_27
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-787-3_27
ID  - Xiang2026
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