Effect of GPRT, GPRA, CGI and its interaction on investment inefficiency, overinvestment, and underinvestment
| Panel A (GPRT) | Panel B (GPRA) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment inefficiency | Overinvestment | Underinvestment | Investment inefficiency | Overinvestment | Underinvestment | |
| Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | Model 6 |
| GPRT × CGI | −0.0021** | −0.0072*** | −0.0007** | |||
| (0.001) | (0.002) | (0.000) | ||||
| GPRA × CGI | −0.0025*** | −0.0053** | −0.0001*** | |||
| (0.001) | (0.003) | (0.000) | ||||
| GPRT | 0.0136* | 0.4058*** | 0.0219*** | |||
| (0.007) | (0.123) | (0.003) | ||||
| GPRA | 0.0131*** | 0.0336** | 0.1078*** | |||
| (0.004) | (0.013) | (0.022) | ||||
| CGI | −0.0007*** | −0.0014** | −0.0002** | −0.0009*** | −0.0171* | −0.0003*** |
| (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.009) | (0.000) | |
| TANG | 0.0327** | 0.0610*** | −0.0209*** | 0.0330** | 0.0609*** | −0.0212*** |
| (0.015) | (0.021) | (0.003) | (0.015) | (0.021) | (0.003) | |
| SIZE | −0.0056*** | −0.0146*** | −0.0018*** | −0.0058*** | −0.0151*** | −0.0016*** |
| (0.002) | (0.004) | (0.000) | (0.002) | (0.004) | (0.000) | |
| ROA | −0.0697 | −0.1943* | −0.0342*** | −0.0665 | −0.1903* | −0.0399*** |
| (0.070) | (0.115) | (0.008) | (0.069) | (0.115) | (0.008) | |
| LEVE | 0.0133 | 0.0182 | 0.0179*** | 0.0144 | 0.0219 | 0.0167*** |
| (0.015) | (0.027) | (0.003) | (0.015) | (0.027) | (0.003) | |
| CASH | 0.0569*** | 0.1785*** | 0.0025 | 0.0569*** | 0.1821*** | 0.0011 |
| (0.017) | (0.034) | (0.005) | (0.017) | (0.034) | (0.005) | |
| SLACK | 0.0001 | −0.0024 | 0.0019*** | 0.0002 | −0.0024 | 0.0018*** |
| (0.001) | (0.003) | (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.003) | (0.000) | |
| Ln_OC | −0.0040 | −0.0102* | 0.0011 | −0.0044 | −0.0109* | 0.0015 |
| (0.003) | (0.006) | (0.001) | (0.003) | (0.006) | (0.001) | |
| ROE | 0.0026 | −0.0457 | −0.0007 | 0.0023 | 0.0093 | −0.0005 |
| (0.003) | (0.042) | (0.001) | (0.003) | (0.014) | (0.001) | |
| CFO | −0.0509 | −0.1134* | 0.0030 | −0.0505 | −0.1116* | 0.0047 |
| (0.045) | (0.065) | (0.004) | (0.045) | (0.065) | (0.004) | |
| Ln_Age | −0.0138*** | −0.0304*** | −0.0021** | −0.0142*** | −0.0315*** | −0.0019** |
| (0.005) | (0.009) | (0.001) | (0.005) | (0.009) | (0.001) | |
| TOBINSQ | 0.0046 | 0.0127* | −0.0011*** | 0.0045 | 0.0124* | −0.0008** |
| (0.004) | (0.007) | (0.000) | (0.004) | (0.007) | (0.000) | |
| GDP_GRO | 0.0003 | 0.0001 | 0.0005*** | 0.0006* | 0.0005 | 0.0006*** |
| (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.000) | |
| Intercept | 0.2122*** | 0.4917*** | −0.0182 | 0.2233*** | 0.4352*** | 0.1202*** |
| (0.070) | (0.128) | (0.014) | (0.058) | (0.128) | (0.014) | |
| Industry FE | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Year FE | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Observations | 6,464 | 2,113 | 4,351 | 6,464 | 2,113 | 4,351 |
| Adj. R2 | 0.0572 | 0.1327 | 0.1405 | 0.0570 | 0.1314 | 0.1333 |
| Panel A (GPRT) | Panel B (GPRA) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment inefficiency | Overinvestment | Underinvestment | Investment inefficiency | Overinvestment | Underinvestment | |
| Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | Model 6 |
| GPRT × CGI | −0.0021** | −0.0072*** | −0.0007** | |||
| (0.001) | (0.002) | (0.000) | ||||
| GPRA × CGI | −0.0025*** | −0.0053** | −0.0001*** | |||
| (0.001) | (0.003) | (0.000) | ||||
| GPRT | 0.0136* | 0.4058*** | 0.0219*** | |||
| (0.007) | (0.123) | (0.003) | ||||
| GPRA | 0.0131*** | 0.0336** | 0.1078*** | |||
| (0.004) | (0.013) | (0.022) | ||||
| CGI | −0.0007*** | −0.0014** | −0.0002** | −0.0009*** | −0.0171* | −0.0003*** |
| (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.009) | (0.000) | |
| TANG | 0.0327** | 0.0610*** | −0.0209*** | 0.0330** | 0.0609*** | −0.0212*** |
| (0.015) | (0.021) | (0.003) | (0.015) | (0.021) | (0.003) | |
| SIZE | −0.0056*** | −0.0146*** | −0.0018*** | −0.0058*** | −0.0151*** | −0.0016*** |
| (0.002) | (0.004) | (0.000) | (0.002) | (0.004) | (0.000) | |
| ROA | −0.0697 | −0.1943* | −0.0342*** | −0.0665 | −0.1903* | −0.0399*** |
| (0.070) | (0.115) | (0.008) | (0.069) | (0.115) | (0.008) | |
| LEVE | 0.0133 | 0.0182 | 0.0179*** | 0.0144 | 0.0219 | 0.0167*** |
| (0.015) | (0.027) | (0.003) | (0.015) | (0.027) | (0.003) | |
| CASH | 0.0569*** | 0.1785*** | 0.0025 | 0.0569*** | 0.1821*** | 0.0011 |
| (0.017) | (0.034) | (0.005) | (0.017) | (0.034) | (0.005) | |
| SLACK | 0.0001 | −0.0024 | 0.0019*** | 0.0002 | −0.0024 | 0.0018*** |
| (0.001) | (0.003) | (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.003) | (0.000) | |
| Ln_OC | −0.0040 | −0.0102* | 0.0011 | −0.0044 | −0.0109* | 0.0015 |
| (0.003) | (0.006) | (0.001) | (0.003) | (0.006) | (0.001) | |
| ROE | 0.0026 | −0.0457 | −0.0007 | 0.0023 | 0.0093 | −0.0005 |
| (0.003) | (0.042) | (0.001) | (0.003) | (0.014) | (0.001) | |
| CFO | −0.0509 | −0.1134* | 0.0030 | −0.0505 | −0.1116* | 0.0047 |
| (0.045) | (0.065) | (0.004) | (0.045) | (0.065) | (0.004) | |
| Ln_Age | −0.0138*** | −0.0304*** | −0.0021** | −0.0142*** | −0.0315*** | −0.0019** |
| (0.005) | (0.009) | (0.001) | (0.005) | (0.009) | (0.001) | |
| TOBINSQ | 0.0046 | 0.0127* | −0.0011*** | 0.0045 | 0.0124* | −0.0008** |
| (0.004) | (0.007) | (0.000) | (0.004) | (0.007) | (0.000) | |
| GDP_GRO | 0.0003 | 0.0001 | 0.0005*** | 0.0006* | 0.0005 | 0.0006*** |
| (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.000) | |
| Intercept | 0.2122*** | 0.4917*** | −0.0182 | 0.2233*** | 0.4352*** | 0.1202*** |
| (0.070) | (0.128) | (0.014) | (0.058) | (0.128) | (0.014) | |
| Industry FE | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Year FE | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Observations | 6,464 | 2,113 | 4,351 | 6,464 | 2,113 | 4,351 |
| Adj. | 0.0572 | 0.1327 | 0.1405 | 0.0570 | 0.1314 | 0.1333 |
Note(s): All models employing pooled panel OLS estimation. Robust standard errors in brackets are clustered by firm and year to address serial correlation and heteroskedasticity. The measurement of the variables is in Appendix Table A1. *, **, and *** indicate significance levels of 10%, 5%, and 1%, respectively
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