Based on 207 new economy firms listed in China from 2012 to 2019,this paper explores the impact of R&D Investment on firm performance through threshold regression model.The results show that:①Leverage brings time lag to the promotion of R&D investment on enterprise performance.②There is a double threshold effect of corporate leverage on the relationship between R&D investment and long-term performance.③For low leverage enterprises,R&D investment is positively correlated with corporate performance,while for high leverage enterprises,R&D inves...