Research and analysis

Impact of company listing on business investment: evidence from UK corporation tax data

Research paper exploring investment by private and publicly listed companies.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 9 November 2022

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The impact of company listing on business investment: evidence from UK corporation tax data

Ref: BEIS Research Paper Number 2022/018

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This research paper investigates whether UK listed companies are more ‘short-termist’ than private companies.

HMRC tax data was analysed to compare investment levels in private and publicly listed companies, and the impact on investment levels of changes in company status over time.

Published 9 November 2022