Table 3

Descriptive statistics and correlation coefficients

MeanStd. dev.12345678910111213
Panel A: Heckman first-stage variables
IDTPA0.110.3121            
SOE0.340.4740.242***1           
PC0.1230.3290.0150.0061          
POVERTY0.2650.4410.170***0.141***0.030***1         
DECENTRAL0.8680.924−0.158***−0.149***−0.008−0.501***1        
ADV0.0730.083−0.031***−0.155***0.007−0.001−0.055***1       
COVER1.2711.0510.081***−0.034***0.056***−0.027**0.084***0.057***1      
MAND_CSR0.1290.3360.225***0.281***0.011−0.014−0.003−0.076***0.211***1     
ADJ_ROA0.0010.0530.006−0.111***−0.01−0.080***0.080***0.056***0.368***0.074***1    
SIZE8.4431.2640.282***0.353***0.0050.013−0.023**−0.180***0.344***0.463***0.034***1   
LEV0.4270.2080.140***0.282***0.0160.071***−0.071***−0.243***−0.0090.170***−0.331***0.495***1  
SLACK0.0120.0890.011−0.0020.028**−0.0110.004−0.027**0.116***0.025**0.114***0.076***0.0071 
IDratio0.1090.0670.217***0.187***−0.070***0.106***−0.159***−0.086***−0.062***0.081***0.0120.176***0.074***0.007−0.088***
Panel B: Heckman second-stage variables
NPOP0.8663.8411            
TPA_EXP2,87012,5810.321***1           
SOE0.4970.5−0.094***−0.173***1          
PC0.1370.344−0.003−0.0330.0241         
POVERTY0.4790.5−0.120***−0.024−0.00601        
DECENTRAL0.4521.1690.102***0.0490.082**−0.011−0.338***1       
ADV0.0660.083−0.026−0.050−0.241***0.0530.036−0.190***1      
COVER1.5131.0890.147***0.086**−0.080**−0.014−0.056*0.124***0.0421     
MAND_CSR0.3450.4760.105***−0.0070.201***−0.050−0.191***0.120***−0.165***0.280***1    
ADJ_ROA0.0020.0410.118***0.006−0.186***−0.001−0.053*0.117***0.161***0.363***0.108***1   
SIZE9.5051.5370.177***0.0380.232***−0.033−0.222***0.170***−0.267***0.398***0.508***0.0551  
LEV0.510.1910.030.0540.168***−0.038−0.067**0.0460−0.364***0.0350.177***−0.314***−0.498***1 
SLACK0.0150.0710.0290.056*−0.068**0.0120.0210.064*0.066*0.129***0.079**0.186***0.083**−0.011

Note(s): ***/**/*: significant at the 1%/5%/10% level (two-tailed), respectively. Please refer to Appendix 2 for variable definitions

Source(s): Table by authors

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