Pairwise correlation among the selected variables
| Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) ROA | 1 | |||||||
| (2) S | −0.257* | 1 | ||||||
| (3) ΔS | 0.269* | −0.153* | 1 | |||||
| (4) LEV | −0.313* | 0.188* | 0.014* | 1 | ||||
| (5) COMP | −0.034* | 0.050* | 0.027* | −0.016* | 1 | |||
| (6) TANG | −0.135* | 0.168* | −0.211* | 0.153* | 0.002 | 1 | ||
| (7) ΔGDP | 0.225* | −0.474* | 0.299* | −0.002 | 0.037* | −0.157* | 1 | |
| (8) MCR | 0.073* | −0.234* | 0.010* | −0.066* | −0.245* | −0.052* | 0.057* | 1 |
| VIF | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.19 |
| Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) ROA | 1 | |||||||
| (2) | −0.257* | 1 | ||||||
| (3) Δ | 0.269* | −0.153* | 1 | |||||
| (4) LEV | −0.313* | 0.188* | 0.014* | 1 | ||||
| (5) COMP | −0.034* | 0.050* | 0.027* | −0.016* | 1 | |||
| (6) TANG | −0.135* | 0.168* | −0.211* | 0.153* | 0.002 | 1 | ||
| (7) ΔGDP | 0.225* | −0.474* | 0.299* | −0.002 | 0.037* | −0.157* | 1 | |
| (8) MCR | 0.073* | −0.234* | 0.010* | −0.066* | −0.245* | −0.052* | 0.057* | 1 |
| VIF | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.19 |
Note(s): 1. *shows significance at the 0.05 level
Source(s): Authors’ calculations based on COMPUSTAT Global Database and World Bank Database
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