Table 5

Stricty exogeneity tests

Fixed effects modelFixed effects modelFixed effects modelFixed effects modelFixed effects modelFixed effects model
123456
Independent variablesGROWi.tGROWi.tGROWi.tGROWi.tGROWi.tGROWi.t
SIZEi.t-1−0.83848***−0.44603***−0.44607***−0.43893***−0.50558***−0.84215***
(0.00234)(0.00688)(0.00687)(0.00654)(0.00638)(0.00230)
AGEi.t-10.00504**−0.13550***0.01941***0.02249***0.01365**−0.03269**
(0.00220)(0.05104)(0.00712)(0.00676)(0.00644)(0.01508)
DEBTi.t-10.01040***0.12944***0.16456***0.05789***0.06059***−0.00062
(0.00277)(0.00893)(0.01025)(0.00862)(0.00815)(0.00331)
PROFi.t-1−0.01444***−0.09431***−0.10256***−0.13667***−0.09889***−0.01680***
 (0.00261)(0.00844)(0.00847)(0.00806)(0.00768)(0.00254)
PRODi.t-1−0.00095***0.00322***0.00312***0.00195***−0.00090*−0.00124***
(0.00016)(0.00053)(0.00053)(0.00050)(0.00048)(0.00016)
SIZEi.t0.83441***    0.83543***
(0.00206)    (0.00228)
AGEi.t 0.21594***   0.04909**
 (0.06923)   (0.02045)
DEBTi.t  −0.07176***  0.00652**
  (0.00997)  (0.00332)
PROFi.t   0.31181*** 0.01724***
   (0.00718) (0.00274)
PRODi.t    0.02541***0.00139***
    (0.00042)(0.00016)
CONST0.013231.03892***1.24257***1.23173***1.23999***−0.02461
(0.00905)(0.06424)(0.02775)(0.02623)(0.02519)(0.01924)
Fixed effectsYesYesYesYesYesYes
Observations20.17820.17820.17820.17820.17820.178
Number of firms301730173017301730173017
R20.929450.262850.264640.334850.396030.93581
Prob > F0.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000

Note(s): ***statistical significance at 1% level; **statistical significance at 5% level; *statistical significance at 10% level

Source(s): Own elaboration

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