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Download or read book Real Asset Liquidity and Corporate Innovation written by Henry Hongren Huang and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We present a theoretical model and empirical evidences that liquid real asset, which is of high liquidation value, provides an alternative internal channel for supporting corporate innovations. We employ a simple two-period model in which existing assets can be liquidated or placed as collateral to raise funds to invest in innovation. Our model predicts that a firm's real asset liquidity is positively associated with corporate innovations. Moreover, this positive effect is more profound for firms with fewer financial constraints and in a less competitive product market. We test these predictions by utilizing a novel real asset liquidity index and U.S. patent data from 1986-2006. We find robust evidence supportive of our theoretical predictions. Our results suggest that firms with higher asset liquidity are more likely to pursue technological innovation.