Table 3

Regression results

Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 4
ETROLSRandom effectFixed effectSGMM
Constant−0.166 (0.030)**−0.211 (0.040)**−0.290 (0.050)**−0.359 (0.064)**
IR0.130 (0.033)**0.113 (0.037)**0.116 (0.041)**0.174 (0.048)**
LEV−0.071 (0.024)**−0.125 (0.030)**−0.197 (0.040)**−0.165 (0.052)**
FA−0.045 (0.028)0.007 (0.033)0.039 (0.039)−0.002 (0.054)
ROA−0.228 (0.040)**−0.174 (0.044)**−0.137 (0.049)**−0.136 (0.060)**
FS0.379 (0.132)**0.442 (0.119)**0.462 (0.120)**0.527 (0.149)**
TAN−0.140 (0.022)**−0.131 (0.030)**−0.095 (0.042)**−0.174 (0.057)**
BI0.318 (0.032)**0.254 (0.039)**0.171 (0.047)**0.155 (0.062)**
INOW0.452 (0.126)**0.413 (0.121)**0.414 (0.125)**0.368 (0.151)**
AR(2)   0.165
Hansen test   0.433
Wald χ2/F43.12181.3014.4181.26
Prob > χ2/F0.00000.00000.00000.0000
R20.37580.36110.2839 
No. of obs.621621621483
No. of groups69696969

Note(s): ETR is the ratio of the cash tax paid to the pre-tax income of the company. IR is integrated reporting. LEV is leverage estimated as total debt scaled by total asset. FA is firm age measured as the natural logarithm of difference between the year in which the firm was incorporated and the year under which the financial statement is considered. ROA is return on assets measured as earnings before interest and taxes deflated by total asset. TANG is asset tangibility measured as non-current asset scaled by total assets. BI is board independence. INOW is proportion of institutional ownership. FS is firm size measured as the logarithm of total assets. Standard error in parentheses, **significant at 5%

Source(s): Author’s computation

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