Local Gambling Preferences and Corporate Innovative Success

Chen, Yangyang and Podolski, Edward J and Rhee, Ghon S and Veeraraghavan, Madhu (2014) Local Gambling Preferences and Corporate Innovative Success. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 49 (1). pp. 77-106.

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Abstract

This paper examines the role of local attitudes toward gambling on corporate innovative activity. Using a county’s Catholics-to-Protestants ratio as a proxy for local gambling preferences, we find that firms located in gambling-prone areas tend to undertake riskier projects, spend more on innovation, and experience greater innovative output. We contrast the local gambling effect with chief executive officer (CEO) overconfidence, another behavioral effect reported to influence innovation. We find that local gambling preferences are a stronger determinant of innovative activity, with CEO overconfidence being more relevant to innovation in areas where gambling attitudes are strong.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Gambling Preferences;Corporate Innovative
Subjects:	?? Economics ??
Divisions:	Finance and Strategy
Depositing User:	Mr. Ramesh Kamath
Date Deposited:	10 Sep 2018 17:53
Last Modified:	18 Feb 2019 11:24
URI:	http://tapmi.informaticsglobal.com/id/eprint/43

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