Table 1

Summary of variables

NoVariableOverview
1Foreign Ownership Ratio (%)Percentage of units held by foreign investors at fiscal year end
2Market Cap (in, million JPY)Natural log of market capitalization at fiscal year end
3ROAReturn on Assets: Net profit ÷ total assets (annual)
4Gearing Ratio (%)Total debt ÷ total assets
5Nikkei Stock Average (JPY)Price-weighted index composed of 225 large, liquid companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Prime Market
6Japan's Interest Rate (%)Tokyo Overnight Average rate as Japan's policy interest rate
7Bank of Japan's J-REIT purchase volume (100 million JPY)Total amount of J-REIT units purchased by the Bank of Japan over a six-month period
8Global REITs IndexFTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global REITs Index (semi-annual average)
9Tokyo Stock Exchange REIT IndexMarket cap–weighted index of all J-REITs
10Foreign Exchange RateThe USD/JPY exchange rate
11Foreign Co.REIT operated by foreign company as a sponsor dummy
12Real Estate Co.REIT operated by real estate company as a sponsor dummy
13Keiretsu Co.REIT operated by Keiretsu company as a sponsor dummy
14OfficeOffice REIT as an asset type dummy
15ResidentialResidential REIT as an asset type dummy
16RetailRetail REIT as an asset type dummy
17HotelHotel REIT as an asset type dummy
18LogisticsLogistics REIT as an asset type dummy

Note(s): This table provides definitions, construction and sources of all variables used in the panel regression analyses

Source(s): Authors' own work

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