The effect of financial constraints
| Dependent variable | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ln (1 + dividend) | Dividend payout ratio | Ln (1 + dividend) | Dividend payout ratio | |
| High Financial Constraint × BioRegulation | −0.6279*** | −0.1065** | ||
| (0.1649) | (0.0494) | |||
| High Financial Constraint | −0.0586*** | −0.0199*** | ||
| (0.0222) | (0.0053) | |||
| High WW Index × BioRegulation | −0.3155** | −0.7505*** | ||
| (0.1420) | (0.1845) | |||
| High WW Index | 0.2497*** | −0.0249 | ||
| (0.0200) | (0.0289) | |||
| BioRegulation | −0.0744 | 0.0244 | −0.1891*** | −0.5581*** |
| (0.1472) | (0.0449) | (0.0923) | (0.1278) | |
| PPE to Assets | 1.6426*** | 0.1244*** | 1.6284*** | 0.1189 |
| (0.0703) | (0.0164) | (0.0701) | (0.0839) | |
| CAPEX Ratio | −0.6393*** | −0.1219*** | −0.6689*** | −0.1070 |
| (0.1723) | (0.0240) | (0.1731) | (0.0867) | |
| Leverage | −0.6446*** | 0.0113 | −0.6459*** | 0.0610 |
| (0.0645) | (0.0144) | (0.0640) | (0.0672) | |
| ROA | 1.9361*** | 0.2578*** | 1.9186*** | 0.4025** |
| (0.1520) | (0.0291) | (0.1529) | (0.1955) | |
| Firm Size | 0.6889*** | 0.0186*** | 0.6720*** | 0.0101 |
| (0.0091) | (0.0020) | (0.0090) | (0.0117) | |
| Market to Book Equity | −0.0004*** | −0.0002* | −0.0004*** | −0.0008 |
| (0.0001) | (0.0000) | (0.0001) | (0.0008) | |
| Cash Flow to Assets | −0.2799*** | 0.0758*** | −0.1763** | 0.0225 |
| (0.0808) | (0.0178) | (0.0853) | (0.1326) | |
| Net Working Capital | −0.6212*** | −0.0039 | −0.5901*** | 0.0046 |
| (0.0759) | (0.0187) | (0.0755) | (0.1095) | |
| Constant | −3.4800*** | −0.0092 | −3.5482*** | −0.0299** |
| (0.0680) | (0.0149) | (0.0674) | (0.0038) | |
| Observations | 30,652 | 30,625 | 30,652 | 30,625 |
| Adjusted R-squared | 0.4344 | 0.1027 | 0.4372 | 0.1018 |
| Year FE | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Industry FE | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Dependent variable | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ln (1 + dividend) | Dividend payout ratio | Ln (1 + dividend) | Dividend payout ratio | |
| High Financial Constraint × BioRegulation | −0.6279*** | −0.1065** | ||
| (0.1649) | (0.0494) | |||
| High Financial Constraint | −0.0586*** | −0.0199*** | ||
| (0.0222) | (0.0053) | |||
| High WW Index × BioRegulation | −0.3155** | −0.7505*** | ||
| (0.1420) | (0.1845) | |||
| High WW Index | 0.2497*** | −0.0249 | ||
| (0.0200) | (0.0289) | |||
| BioRegulation | −0.0744 | 0.0244 | −0.1891*** | −0.5581*** |
| (0.1472) | (0.0449) | (0.0923) | (0.1278) | |
| PPE to Assets | 1.6426*** | 0.1244*** | 1.6284*** | 0.1189 |
| (0.0703) | (0.0164) | (0.0701) | (0.0839) | |
| CAPEX Ratio | −0.6393*** | −0.1219*** | −0.6689*** | −0.1070 |
| (0.1723) | (0.0240) | (0.1731) | (0.0867) | |
| Leverage | −0.6446*** | 0.0113 | −0.6459*** | 0.0610 |
| (0.0645) | (0.0144) | (0.0640) | (0.0672) | |
| ROA | 1.9361*** | 0.2578*** | 1.9186*** | 0.4025** |
| (0.1520) | (0.0291) | (0.1529) | (0.1955) | |
| Firm Size | 0.6889*** | 0.0186*** | 0.6720*** | 0.0101 |
| (0.0091) | (0.0020) | (0.0090) | (0.0117) | |
| Market to Book Equity | −0.0004*** | −0.0002* | −0.0004*** | −0.0008 |
| (0.0001) | (0.0000) | (0.0001) | (0.0008) | |
| Cash Flow to Assets | −0.2799*** | 0.0758*** | −0.1763** | 0.0225 |
| (0.0808) | (0.0178) | (0.0853) | (0.1326) | |
| Net Working Capital | −0.6212*** | −0.0039 | −0.5901*** | 0.0046 |
| (0.0759) | (0.0187) | (0.0755) | (0.1095) | |
| Constant | −3.4800*** | −0.0092 | −3.5482*** | −0.0299** |
| (0.0680) | (0.0149) | (0.0674) | (0.0038) | |
| Observations | 30,652 | 30,625 | 30,652 | 30,625 |
| Adjusted | 0.4344 | 0.1027 | 0.4372 | 0.1018 |
| Year FE | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Industry FE | YES | YES | YES | YES |
Note(s): This table shows result for effect of financial constraints. Ln (1 + Dividend) is the dependent variable in specifications 1 and 3, and Dividend Payout Ratio is the dependent variable in specifications 2 and 4. Year and industry fixed effects are taken into account in all specifications. Appendix Table A1 provides an explanation of each variable. Robust standard errors, clustered at the firm level, are in parentheses. Significance at the 1%, 5%, and 10% levels is denoted by the symbols ***, **, and *, respectively
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