Table 5

Findings of the Ohlson (1995) model applied to banks in MENA markets

Model variablesPooled OLSPanel methodsPooled OLSPanel methods
Random effectsFixed effectsRandom effectsFixed effects
Dependent variableMVMVMVMVMVMV
Independent variablesCoefficient estimatest-statisticCoefficient estimatesz-statisticCoefficient estimatest-statisticCoefficient estimatest-statisticCoefficient estimatesz-statisticCoefficient estimatest-statistic
BV0.559***2.840.699***6.410.801***6.520.591***3.140.645***7.111.07***8.02
RI13.97***8.7915.18***22.6015.47***5.7914.20***9.2812.84***7.9114.05***9.89
DPOR−0.023−0.95−0.033−1.09−0.037−0.81
DYR−0.075−0.08−0.092−1.01−2.174−0.84
Islamic dummy0.0390.02−0.081−0.03−0.068−2.18−0.029−0.03−0.072−0.15−0.10−2.24
SIZE0.9691.371.559*1.913.0711.290.9761.381.613*2.013.0841.32
FCR dummy−4.86***−3.32−3.52−1.55−2.916−2.01−0.91***−3.35−3.34 ***−3.64−2.919−2.08
ASC dummy−4.23**−2.51−3.98*−1.76−3.696−2.00−4.28**−2.51−3.99*−1.76−3.723−2.25
Constant3.141**2.181.610.730.3360.905.192***4.786.11***4.167.48***5.28
R-squared47.2%49.1%64.7%51.2%55.4%61.9%
Lagrange multiplier T547.54*** 623.12*** 
F-test5.52***6.17***
Hausman-Test 10.98** 11.49**
DW1.731.791.841.881.901.93
Country*Year FEYesYesYesYesYesYes
Number of observations1,7821,843

Note(s): The table presents coefficient estimates and t/z statistics. *,** and *** show significance at 10, 5, 1% levels, respectively. The Pooled OLS and fixed effects methods are corrected for heteroscedasticity by employing White's corrected heteroscedasticity robust regression

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