Abstract:Based on the "R&D-Innovation-Productivity" model (CDM model), we empirically examine the effects of financialization of real firms on firms" The results of the study show that the impact of financialization on firms" technological innovation decisions, technological innovation inputs, technological innovation outputs, and productivity is not significant. The results show that the higher the degree of financialization, the lower the intensity of innovation inputs. The relationship between financialization and innovation input decision and innovation input intensity has typical firm ownership heterogeneity. Technological innovation inputs have a significant positive effect on technological innovation output and firm total factor productivity, and financialization has an indirect effect on firm total factor productivity by affecting technological innovation inputs, and then affecting technological innovation output and finally. The research in this paper explores the relationship between financialization and real firms" technological innovation and productivity improvement, extends the CDM model, builds a bridge between financialization theory, innovation theory, and productivity theory, and provides empirical evidence for analyzing the intrinsic mechanism of financialization affecting productivity in real firms.