Findings of the Ohlson (1995) model applied to banks in MENA markets
| Model variables | Pooled OLS | Panel methods | Pooled OLS | Panel methods | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Random effects | Fixed effects | Random effects | Fixed effects | |||||||||
| Dependent variable | MV | MV | MV | MV | MV | MV | ||||||
| Independent variables | Coefficient estimates | t-statistic | Coefficient estimates | z-statistic | Coefficient estimates | t-statistic | Coefficient estimates | t-statistic | Coefficient estimates | z-statistic | Coefficient estimates | t-statistic |
| BV | 0.559*** | 2.84 | 0.699*** | 6.41 | 0.801*** | 6.52 | 0.591*** | 3.14 | 0.645*** | 7.11 | 1.07*** | 8.02 |
| RI | 13.97*** | 8.79 | 15.18*** | 22.60 | 15.47*** | 5.79 | 14.20*** | 9.28 | 12.84*** | 7.91 | 14.05*** | 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 dummy | 0.039 | 0.02 | −0.081 | −0.03 | −0.068 | −2.18 | −0.029 | −0.03 | −0.072 | −0.15 | −0.10 | −2.24 |
| SIZE | 0.969 | 1.37 | 1.559* | 1.91 | 3.071 | 1.29 | 0.976 | 1.38 | 1.613* | 2.01 | 3.084 | 1.32 |
| 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 |
| Constant | 3.141** | 2.18 | 1.61 | 0.73 | 0.336 | 0.90 | 5.192*** | 4.78 | 6.11*** | 4.16 | 7.48*** | 5.28 |
| R-squared | 47.2% | 49.1% | 64.7% | 51.2% | 55.4% | 61.9% | ||||||
| Lagrange multiplier T | 547.54*** | 623.12*** | ||||||||||
| F-test | 5.52*** | 6.17*** | ||||||||||
| Hausman-Test | 10.98** | 11.49** | ||||||||||
| DW | 1.73 | 1.79 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.90 | 1.93 | ||||||
| Country*Year FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Number of observations | 1,782 | 1,843 | ||||||||||
| Model variables | Pooled OLS | Panel methods | Pooled OLS | Panel methods | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Random effects | Fixed effects | Random effects | Fixed effects | |||||||||
| BV | 0.559*** | 2.84 | 0.699*** | 6.41 | 0.801*** | 6.52 | 0.591*** | 3.14 | 0.645*** | 7.11 | 1.07*** | 8.02 |
| RI | 13.97*** | 8.79 | 15.18*** | 22.60 | 15.47*** | 5.79 | 14.20*** | 9.28 | 12.84*** | 7.91 | 14.05*** | 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 dummy | 0.039 | 0.02 | −0.081 | −0.03 | −0.068 | −2.18 | −0.029 | −0.03 | −0.072 | −0.15 | −0.10 | −2.24 |
| SIZE | 0.969 | 1.37 | 1.559* | 1.91 | 3.071 | 1.29 | 0.976 | 1.38 | 1.613* | 2.01 | 3.084 | 1.32 |
| 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 |
| Constant | 3.141** | 2.18 | 1.61 | 0.73 | 0.336 | 0.90 | 5.192*** | 4.78 | 6.11*** | 4.16 | 7.48*** | 5.28 |
| 47.2% | 49.1% | 64.7% | 51.2% | 55.4% | 61.9% | |||||||
| Lagrange multiplier | 547.54*** | 623.12*** | ||||||||||
| 5.52*** | 6.17*** | |||||||||||
| Hausman-Test | 10.98** | 11.49** | ||||||||||
| DW | 1.73 | 1.79 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.90 | 1.93 | ||||||
| Country*Year FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Number of observations | 1,782 | 1,843 | ||||||||||
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