Table II

Summary of variables and predictions

Prediction
VariableZ-scoreDefinitionSource
Dependent variables
Total Risk of default [Z-score]Dependent variableRatio of the sum of equity capital to total assets and ROAA regarding the standard deviation of ROAA (sdROAA)Bankscope, authors’ calculation
Explanatory variables
Islamic bank [Islbank]+/−Dummy takes the value 1 if the bank is IslamicBankscope, authors’ calculation
Corporate governance at firm level [CGFL]Sum seven widely-used governance measuresAuthors’ calculation from Annual Reports
Governance country level [WGI]Quality of governance at the country levelWorld Bank
Property Rights Index [ProRigIndex]Property rights protectionHeritage economic freedom index
Family ownership [BanImpFamSt]+Dummy takes the value 1 if the bank has an important family stakeAuthors’ calculation from Annual Reports
Government ownership [BanImpGovSt]Dummy takes the value 1 if the bank has an important government stakeAuthors’ calculation from Annual Reports
Institutional ownership [BankImpInsInvSt]Dummy takes the value 1 if the bank has an important institutional stakeAuthors’ calculation from Annual Reports
Large blockholders [Largeblock]Dummy takes the value 1 if the bank has at least two important ownersAuthors’ calculation from Annual Reports
Deposit insurance [DIClim/GDPperCapita]Statutory coverage limit expressed as a percentageAuthors’ calculation from IMF
Control variables
Equity ratio [EquAss]+Equity/total assets ratioBankscope
Growth of loans [GrowGroLoans]Annual loan growth rateBankscope
Bank size [Logtotass]Logarithm of total assets; controls for bank’s sizeBankscope
Extent of bank’s lending [NetLoanTotA]Net loans/total assets; control for extent of bank’s involvement in lending activityBankscope
Eficiency ratio [CosToInc]Cost/IncomeBankscope
GDP growth as macroeconomics variable [GDPgrowth]Annual GDP growth rateInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) database
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