本文采用匹配样本研究政治关联对风险资本筹集的影响及影响机理。选取私募通数据库中2000年到2013年上半年本土风险投资机构(简称VC)的筹资数据,实证研究发现:(1)建立政治关联的VC比没有建立政治关联的VC筹资次数更多,筹资规模更大;(2)建立政治关联的VC比没有建立政治关联的VC在政府“圈子”中筹资次数更多,筹资规模更大,这一结果支持“社会资本”假说;(3)声誉在政治关联对VC筹资次数和筹资规模的彰响中没有起到负向调节作用.这一结果不支持“信号发送”假说.
Using matching samples, we investigate the impact of political connection on venture capital fundraising and the channel it operates through. We collect the financing data of China' s local venture capital firms (VCs) during the period from January 1, 2000 to June 30, 2013 from PEdata Database. Empirical results show that: (1)Politically con- nected VCs raise more funds and have larger funding scale than unconnected VCs ; (2) Politically connected VCs raise more funds and have larger funding scale from the government "circle" than unconnected VCs. The results support the social capital hypothesis ; ( 3 ) Reputation does not negatively moderate the influence of political connection on venture capital fundraising. This result does not support the signaling hypothesis.