Table 5.

Robustness check results for H1

2SLSrLREGrMENPAddctl
(1)(2)(3)(4)
VariablesMENPMENPrMENPMENP
Panel A
LREG3.2335***0.2292***0.1948***
(0.9911)(0.0616)(0.0539)
rLREG0.4978*** (0.0899)
AI0.2926*** (0.0730)
MDIG0.4320*** (0.0748)
City FEYesYesYesYes
Year FEYesYesYesYes
ControlYesYesYesYes
Observations3,3653,3673,3673,367
R-squared−0.24200.50640.50930.5227
Number of cities279280280280
Panel B
Province FERELAGMLE
(1)(2)(3)(4)
VariablesMENPMENPMENPMENP
LREG0.2229*** (0.0660)0.2399*** (0.0708)0.2137*** (0.0426)
L.LREG0.2671*** (0.0684)
City FENoYesYesYes
Province FEYesNoNoNo
Year FEYesYesYesYes
ControlYesYesYesYes
Observations3,3673,3673,0063,367
R-squared0.62170.44070.4618
Number of cities280280280280
Note(s):

R2 is not available under MLE estimation. Robust standard errors in parentheses ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1

Source(s): Author’s own creation

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