Pension insurance contribution rate and corporate investment efficiency

This study identifies the pension insurance contribution rate as an important factor affecting corporate investment efficiency. Empirical research findings reveal a significant crowding-out effect between the pension insurance contribution rate and corporate investment efficiency. That is, the higher the pension insurance contribution rate, the more pronounced the crowding-out effect on corporate investment efficiency. Further analysis of heterogeneity indicates that the crowding-out effect of the pension insurance contribution rate on corporate investment efficiency is more pronounced in non-state-owned enterprises and in enterprises with higher financing constraints.