Table 6

Entropy balancing analysis

Panel A: Sample descriptive analysis before and after entropy balancing
Before entropy balancingAfter entropy balancing
TreatmentControlTreatmentControl
MeanVarianceMeanVarianceMeanVarianceMeanVariance
INDP0.2320.0100.3050.0710.2320.0100.2320.029
BS11.2211.7011.1524.2211.2211.7011.2221.11
FISZE9.9510.2219.9310.3739.9510.2219.9510.368
ROE0.0670.0700.1080.0950.0670.0700.0670.036
LEV10.9844.5610.7178.5710.9844.5610.9859.67
BM16.0166.12015.3132.2216.0166.1216.0130.88
DO0.3780.0170.4430.0310.3780.0170.3780.026
IO0.2190.0090.1710.0130.2190.0090.2190.015
FO0.0320.0070.0250.0030.0320.0070.0320.004
COVID190.4070.2420.4540.2500.4070.2420.4070.244
Panel B: Regression using entropy balancing
Variables(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 4Model 5Model 6Model 7
Dependent variable = NPL
FPBOD−0.361***−0.280***−0.296***−0.342***−0.240**−0.373***−0.473***
(0.0931)(0.100)(0.0934)(0.0961)(0.105)(0.0959)(0.0966)
FE_IND −0.695***     
 (0.215)     
FE_LED  −0.0629***    
  (0.0177)    
FE_EXP   −0.345***   
   (0.113)   
FE_HEDU    −0.341***  
    (0.131)  
FE_FOREDU     −0.360*** 
     (0.119) 
FE_ACFI      −0.101
      (0.177)
Constant2.479***2.404***2.391***1.523***1.499***1.546***1.564***
(0.486)(0.483)(0.477)(0.569)(0.560)(0.567)(0.578)
All controlsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Year fixedYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Industry fixedYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Observations365358358328328328328
R-squared0.6770.6840.6830.7110.7100.7100.706
Adj. R-squared0.6610.6670.6660.6940.6930.6930.689
F-statistic14.43***14.70***14.07***12.76***12.67***12.91***12.67***

Note(s): Numbers in parentheses are robust standard error. Superscripts ***, **, and * denote significance at the 1%, 5%, and 10% levels, respectively. The definitions of variables are given in  Appendix

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