Zhao Changheng, male, doctor of economics, lecturer. He has published many articles in SSCI, SCI and CSSCI journals, mainly interested in fiscal policy, income inequality and transformation and development.

Introduction to the lecture:

How the expansion of bank branches affects enterprise innovation. Can the improvement of external financing environment promote enterprise innovation? The answer to this question is related to the prospect of long-term and high-quality economic growth. However, whether the improvement of financing environment promotes enterprise innovation is still lack of sufficient micro evidence. Based on the annual changes in the number of bank branches and industrial enterprise patents within a certain distance (5km, 10km and 15km) at the individual level of industrial enterprises, this lecture will report and exchange with you the impact of Bank branch expansion on enterprise innovation.