Regression analysis of the PSM samples
| Panel A: Regression analysis of the PSM samples | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on assets | Return on equity | |||||
| ROAi,t+1 | ROAi,t+2 | ROAi,t+3 | ROEi,t+1 | ROEi,t+2 | ROEi,t+3 | |
| NMCi,t | −0.007*** | −0.008*** | −0.004* | −0.015*** | −0.017*** | −0.012*** |
| (−5.96) | (−4.42) | (−1.79) | (−6.33) | (−5.17) | (−3.02) | |
| ROAi,t | 0.493*** | 0.406*** | 0.373*** | |||
| (21.12) | (13.14) | (9.94) | ||||
| ROEi,t | 0.460*** | 0.356*** | 0.301*** | |||
| (20.79) | (10.86) | (8.12) | ||||
| Sizei,t | 0.007*** | 0.006*** | 0.006*** | 0.013*** | 0.011*** | 0.013*** |
| (8.86) | (5.46) | (3.89) | (9.18) | (5.13) | (4.83) | |
| Levi,t | −0.036*** | −0.037*** | −0.038*** | −0.002 | 0.012 | 0.016 |
| (−8.83) | (−5.82) | (−4.57) | (−0.27) | (1.05) | (1.24) | |
| MBi,t | 0.014*** | 0.010*** | 0.006** | 0.022*** | 0.014*** | 0.011* |
| (9.38) | (4.59) | (2.11) | (8.37) | (3.07) | (1.95) | |
| Growthi,t | 0.004 | −0.009** | −0.015*** | 0.015** | −0.002 | −0.012 |
| (1.40) | (−2.02) | (−3.09) | (2.36) | (−0.24) | (−1.30) | |
| RDinti,t | 0.548*** | 0.622*** | 0.618*** | 1.129*** | 1.330*** | 1.206*** |
| (9.48) | (7.68) | (6.06) | (11.22) | (9.61) | (7.25) | |
| Constant | −0.098*** | −0.050 | −0.129*** | −0.233*** | −0.140** | −0.325*** |
| (−4.13) | (−1.58) | (−2.61) | (−5.98) | (−2.53) | (−3.07) | |
| Fixed Effects | ||||||
| Industry | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Year | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| # of Obs. | 4,928 | 3,665 | 2,678 | 4,926 | 3,617 | 2,643 |
| Adj. R2 | 0.500 | 0.335 | 0.264 | 0.413 | 0.269 | 0.209 |
| Panel A: Regression analysis of the PSM samples | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on assets | Return on equity | |||||
| −0.007*** | −0.008*** | −0.004* | −0.015*** | −0.017*** | −0.012*** | |
| (−5.96) | (−4.42) | (−1.79) | (−6.33) | (−5.17) | (−3.02) | |
| 0.493*** | 0.406*** | 0.373*** | ||||
| (21.12) | (13.14) | (9.94) | ||||
| 0.460*** | 0.356*** | 0.301*** | ||||
| (20.79) | (10.86) | (8.12) | ||||
| 0.007*** | 0.006*** | 0.006*** | 0.013*** | 0.011*** | 0.013*** | |
| (8.86) | (5.46) | (3.89) | (9.18) | (5.13) | (4.83) | |
| −0.036*** | −0.037*** | −0.038*** | −0.002 | 0.012 | 0.016 | |
| (−8.83) | (−5.82) | (−4.57) | (−0.27) | (1.05) | (1.24) | |
| 0.014*** | 0.010*** | 0.006** | 0.022*** | 0.014*** | 0.011* | |
| (9.38) | (4.59) | (2.11) | (8.37) | (3.07) | (1.95) | |
| 0.004 | −0.009** | −0.015*** | 0.015** | −0.002 | −0.012 | |
| (1.40) | (−2.02) | (−3.09) | (2.36) | (−0.24) | (−1.30) | |
| 0.548*** | 0.622*** | 0.618*** | 1.129*** | 1.330*** | 1.206*** | |
| (9.48) | (7.68) | (6.06) | (11.22) | (9.61) | (7.25) | |
| −0.098*** | −0.050 | −0.129*** | −0.233*** | −0.140** | −0.325*** | |
| (−4.13) | (−1.58) | (−2.61) | (−5.98) | (−2.53) | (−3.07) | |
| Industry | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Year | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| # of Obs. | 4,928 | 3,665 | 2,678 | 4,926 | 3,617 | 2,643 |
| Adj. | 0.500 | 0.335 | 0.264 | 0.413 | 0.269 | 0.209 |
| Panel B: Balance test for the PSM samples: ROA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Matching | Mean | T test | |||
| Treatment group | Control group | Bias reduction | T | p>|t| | ||
| Sizei,t | Before | 22.538 | 22.079 | 93.50% | 16.88 | 0.000 |
| After | 22.477 | 22.507 | −0.81 | 0.418 | ||
| ROAi,t | Before | 0.059 | 0.067 | 84.00% | −6.82 | 0.000 |
| After | 0.059 | 0.058 | 0.85 | 0.397 | ||
| Levi,t | Before | 0.433 | 0.394 | 97.70% | 9.20 | 0.000 |
| After | 0.429 | 0.430 | −0.16 | 0.870 | ||
| MBi,t | Before | 0.979 | 1.017 | 91.30% | −2.56 | 0.011 |
| After | 0.976 | 0.979 | −0.17 | 0.863 | ||
| Growthi,t | Before | 0.129 | 0.122 | 42.50% | 1.87 | 0.061 |
| After | 0.130 | 0.126 | 0.81 | 0.416 | ||
| RDinti,t | Before | 0.026 | 0.201 | 95.30% | 15.06 | 0.000 |
| After | 0.024 | 0.023 | 0.51 | 0.610 | ||
| # of Obs | Before | 2,628 | 7,733 | |||
| After | 2,464 | 2,464 | ||||
| Panel B: Balance test for the PSM samples: | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Matching | Mean | ||||
| Treatment group | Control group | Bias reduction | ||||
| Before | 22.538 | 22.079 | 93.50% | 16.88 | 0.000 | |
| After | 22.477 | 22.507 | −0.81 | 0.418 | ||
| Before | 0.059 | 0.067 | 84.00% | −6.82 | 0.000 | |
| After | 0.059 | 0.058 | 0.85 | 0.397 | ||
| Before | 0.433 | 0.394 | 97.70% | 9.20 | 0.000 | |
| After | 0.429 | 0.430 | −0.16 | 0.870 | ||
| Before | 0.979 | 1.017 | 91.30% | −2.56 | 0.011 | |
| After | 0.976 | 0.979 | −0.17 | 0.863 | ||
| Before | 0.129 | 0.122 | 42.50% | 1.87 | 0.061 | |
| After | 0.130 | 0.126 | 0.81 | 0.416 | ||
| Before | 0.026 | 0.201 | 95.30% | 15.06 | 0.000 | |
| After | 0.024 | 0.023 | 0.51 | 0.610 | ||
| Before | 2,628 | 7,733 | ||||
| After | 2,464 | 2,464 | ||||
| Panel C: Balance test for the PSM samples: ROE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Matching | Mean | T test | |||
| Treatment group | Control group | Bias reduction | T | p>|t| | ||
| Sizei,t | Before | 22.538 | 22.079 | 93.80% | 16.880 | 0.000 |
| After | 22.472 | 22.501 | −0.790 | 0.431 | ||
| ROEi,t | Before | 0.104 | 0.110 | 94.10% | −3.480 | 0.001 |
| After | 0.104 | 0.104 | 0.150 | 0.880 | ||
| Levi,t | Before | 0.433 | 0.394 | 82.40% | 9.200 | 0.000 |
| After | 0.429 | 0.436 | −1.270 | 0.204 | ||
| MBi,t | Before | 0.979 | 1.017 | 90.90% | −2.560 | 0.011 |
| After | 0.979 | 0.982 | −0.180 | 0.857 | ||
| Growthi,t | Before | 0.129 | 0.122 | 12.70% | 1.870 | 0.061 |
| After | 0.131 | 0.125 | 1.260 | 0.206 | ||
| RDinti,t | Before | 0.026 | 0.020 | 97.00% | 15.060 | 0.000 |
| After | 0.024 | 0.024 | −0.320 | 0.747 | ||
| # of Obs | Before | 2,628 | 7,733 | |||
| After | 2,463 | 2,463 | ||||
| Panel C: Balance test for the PSM samples: | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Matching | Mean | ||||
| Treatment group | Control group | Bias reduction | ||||
| Before | 22.538 | 22.079 | 93.80% | 16.880 | 0.000 | |
| After | 22.472 | 22.501 | −0.790 | 0.431 | ||
| Before | 0.104 | 0.110 | 94.10% | −3.480 | 0.001 | |
| After | 0.104 | 0.104 | 0.150 | 0.880 | ||
| Before | 0.433 | 0.394 | 82.40% | 9.200 | 0.000 | |
| After | 0.429 | 0.436 | −1.270 | 0.204 | ||
| Before | 0.979 | 1.017 | 90.90% | −2.560 | 0.011 | |
| After | 0.979 | 0.982 | −0.180 | 0.857 | ||
| Before | 0.129 | 0.122 | 12.70% | 1.870 | 0.061 | |
| After | 0.131 | 0.125 | 1.260 | 0.206 | ||
| Before | 0.026 | 0.020 | 97.00% | 15.060 | 0.000 | |
| After | 0.024 | 0.024 | −0.320 | 0.747 | ||
| Before | 2,628 | 7,733 | ||||
| After | 2,463 | 2,463 | ||||
Note(s): All variables are defined in Appendix. The robust t statistics shown in parentheses are based on firm clustered standard errors. *, ** and *** represent the statistical significance level of 10%, 5% and 1%, respectively
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