Descriptive statistics and correlation matrix
| Variables | Mean | Std. | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Firm Performance | 0.07 | 0.08 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| 2. | Unrelated Diversification | 0.19 | 0.35 | −0.03 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| 3. | Industry External Financial Dep. | −0.31 | 0.35 | −0.07 | −0.37 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 4. | Financial Constraints | −0.15 | 0.02 | −0.39 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 1.00 | |||||||
| 5. | Listing | 0.40 | 0.49 | −0.00 | 0.05 | 0.02 | −0.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 6. | Ownership Concentration | 0.65 | 0.26 | −0.03 | −0.03 | −0.02 | 0.02 | −0.48 | 1.00 | |||||
| 7. | Firm size | 20.40 | 1.48 | 0.01 | 0.19 | −0.25 | −0.00 | 0.21 | −0.10 | 1.00 | ||||
| 8. | Industry Growth Opportunity | 0.09 | 0.02 | −0.01 | 0.10 | −0.06 | −0.22 | 0.05 | −0.02 | 0.2 | 1.00 | |||
| 9. | Tangibility | 0.37 | 0.17 | −0.07 | 0.07 | −0.03 | 0.11 | 0.26 | −0.15 | 0.33 | −0.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 10. | Leverage | 0.44 | 0.23 | −0.28 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.04 | −0.01 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| 11. | GDP | 27.71 | 0.52 | 0.10 | 0.02 | −0.06 | −0.11 | 0.11 | −0.06 | 0.56 | 0.10 | 0.26 | −0.07 | 1.00 |
| 12. | Unemployment | 0.10 | 0.03 | −0.06 | −0.00 | 0.05 | 0.09 | −0.11 | 0.04 | −0.38 | −0.09 | −0.20 | 0.09 | −0.65 |
| Variables | Mean | Std. | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Firm Performance | 0.07 | 0.08 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| 2. | Unrelated Diversification | 0.19 | 0.35 | −0.03 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| 3. | Industry External Financial Dep. | −0.31 | 0.35 | −0.07 | −0.37 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 4. | Financial Constraints | −0.15 | 0.02 | −0.39 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 1.00 | |||||||
| 5. | Listing | 0.40 | 0.49 | −0.00 | 0.05 | 0.02 | −0.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 6. | Ownership Concentration | 0.65 | 0.26 | −0.03 | −0.03 | −0.02 | 0.02 | −0.48 | 1.00 | |||||
| 7. | Firm size | 20.40 | 1.48 | 0.01 | 0.19 | −0.25 | −0.00 | 0.21 | −0.10 | 1.00 | ||||
| 8. | Industry Growth Opportunity | 0.09 | 0.02 | −0.01 | 0.10 | −0.06 | −0.22 | 0.05 | −0.02 | 0.2 | 1.00 | |||
| 9. | Tangibility | 0.37 | 0.17 | −0.07 | 0.07 | −0.03 | 0.11 | 0.26 | −0.15 | 0.33 | −0.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 10. | Leverage | 0.44 | 0.23 | −0.28 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.04 | −0.01 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| 11. | GDP | 27.71 | 0.52 | 0.10 | 0.02 | −0.06 | −0.11 | 0.11 | −0.06 | 0.56 | 0.10 | 0.26 | −0.07 | 1.00 |
| 12. | Unemployment | 0.10 | 0.03 | −0.06 | −0.00 | 0.05 | 0.09 | −0.11 | 0.04 | −0.38 | −0.09 | −0.20 | 0.09 | −0.65 |
Note(s):
- N = 2,417
- Industry dummies are not reported
- Correlations greater than 0.03 or lower than −0.03 are statistically significant at the 0.05 level or lower