Regression results based on 4,912 nonfinancial listed firms from 23 developing countries
| Variables | (Pooled OLS) | (RE) | (FE) | (OLS with hetero and serial corr.) | Two-step system GMM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDTA | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA | |
| L.TDTA | 0.736*** | ||||
| (0.012) | |||||
| LEVTA (Excess of enterprise value over total assets) | 0.479*** | 0.551*** | 0.637*** | 0.579** | 0.638*** |
| (0.111) | (0.10) | (0.109) | (0.284) | (0.107) | |
| PCDBM (Private credit by deposit money bank as % of GDP) | 0.024*** | 0.006 | 0.074*** | 0.024*** | 0.075*** |
| (0.004) | (0.007) | (0.014) | (0.009) | (0.012) | |
| LSL (Log of sales) | 2.780*** | 1.782*** | 1.273*** | 2.780*** | 1.275*** |
| (0.067) | (0.098) | (0.120) | (0.179) | (0.118) | |
| MTB (Market-to-book ratio) | 0.181*** | 0.176*** | 0.184*** | 0.181* | 0.185*** |
| (0.048) | (0.037) | (0.038) | (0.109) | (0.037) | |
| PPETA (Property, plant and equipment, net, scaled by total assets) | 15.550*** | 15.310*** | 14.990*** | 15.550*** | 14.992*** |
| (0.430) | (0.533) | (0.602) | (1.084) | (0.599) | |
| DEPTA (Depreciation to total assets) | 7.080** | −1.012 | −0.852 | 7.080 | −0.853 |
| (3.536) | (3.043) | (3.144) | (7.747) | (3.139) | |
| EBITA (Earnings before interest and tax to total assets) | −47.200*** | −26.530*** | −23.520*** | −47.200*** | −23.518*** |
| (1.165) | (0.885) | (0.904) | (3.431) | (0.899) | |
| Fage (Year of establishment) | −0.052*** | −0.048*** | −0.081*** | −0.052*** | −0.083*** |
| (0.004) | (0.009) | (0.016) | (0.011) | (0.013) | |
| POR (Payout ratio) | −0.137*** | −0.073*** | −0.060*** | −0.137*** | −0.061*** |
| (0.004) | (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.008) | (0.001) | |
| GDPG (Growth rate of GDP) | 0.485*** | −0.075** | −0.115*** | 0.485*** | −0.117*** |
| (0.041) | (0.035) | (0.039) | (0.077) | (0.034) | |
| INF (Inflation rate) | 0.369*** | 0.252*** | 0.236*** | 0.369*** | 0.239*** |
| (0.029) | (0.020) | (0.021) | (0.047) | (0.019) | |
| INT (Banks' lending rate) | 0.294*** | 0.104*** | −0.0368 | 0.294*** | −0.039 |
| (0.015) | (0.024) | (0.032) | (0.035) | (0.028) | |
| Constant | 1.014 | 11.120*** | 12.940*** | 1.014 | 12.938** |
| (0.716) | (1.032) | (1.292) | (1.700) | (1.290) | |
| Observations | 43,866 | 43,866 | 43,866 | 43,866 | 43,866 |
| R-squared | 0.163 | 0.052 | 0.163 | ||
| Number of id | 4,906 | 4,906 | |||
| Breusch–Pagan LM test | (0.000) | ||||
| Hausman test | (0.000) | ||||
| Multicollinearity (VIF) | 1.25 | ||||
| Heteroscedasticity (χ2 stat) | (0.000) | ||||
| Serial correlation (F-stat) | (0.000) | ||||
| AR (2) | 0.235 | ||||
| Hansen test | 0.493 |
| Variables | (Pooled OLS) | (RE) | (FE) | (OLS with hetero and serial corr.) | Two-step system GMM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDTA | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA | |
| L.TDTA | 0.736*** | ||||
| (0.012) | |||||
| LEVTA (Excess of enterprise value over total assets) | 0.479*** | 0.551*** | 0.637*** | 0.579** | 0.638*** |
| (0.111) | (0.10) | (0.109) | (0.284) | (0.107) | |
| PCDBM (Private credit by deposit money bank as % of GDP) | 0.024*** | 0.006 | 0.074*** | 0.024*** | 0.075*** |
| (0.004) | (0.007) | (0.014) | (0.009) | (0.012) | |
| LSL (Log of sales) | 2.780*** | 1.782*** | 1.273*** | 2.780*** | 1.275*** |
| (0.067) | (0.098) | (0.120) | (0.179) | (0.118) | |
| MTB (Market-to-book ratio) | 0.181*** | 0.176*** | 0.184*** | 0.181* | 0.185*** |
| (0.048) | (0.037) | (0.038) | (0.109) | (0.037) | |
| PPETA (Property, plant and equipment, net, scaled by total assets) | 15.550*** | 15.310*** | 14.990*** | 15.550*** | 14.992*** |
| (0.430) | (0.533) | (0.602) | (1.084) | (0.599) | |
| DEPTA (Depreciation to total assets) | 7.080** | −1.012 | −0.852 | 7.080 | −0.853 |
| (3.536) | (3.043) | (3.144) | (7.747) | (3.139) | |
| EBITA (Earnings before interest and tax to total assets) | −47.200*** | −26.530*** | −23.520*** | −47.200*** | −23.518*** |
| (1.165) | (0.885) | (0.904) | (3.431) | (0.899) | |
| Fage (Year of establishment) | −0.052*** | −0.048*** | −0.081*** | −0.052*** | −0.083*** |
| (0.004) | (0.009) | (0.016) | (0.011) | (0.013) | |
| POR (Payout ratio) | −0.137*** | −0.073*** | −0.060*** | −0.137*** | −0.061*** |
| (0.004) | (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.008) | (0.001) | |
| GDPG (Growth rate of GDP) | 0.485*** | −0.075** | −0.115*** | 0.485*** | −0.117*** |
| (0.041) | (0.035) | (0.039) | (0.077) | (0.034) | |
| INF (Inflation rate) | 0.369*** | 0.252*** | 0.236*** | 0.369*** | 0.239*** |
| (0.029) | (0.020) | (0.021) | (0.047) | (0.019) | |
| INT (Banks' lending rate) | 0.294*** | 0.104*** | −0.0368 | 0.294*** | −0.039 |
| (0.015) | (0.024) | (0.032) | (0.035) | (0.028) | |
| Constant | 1.014 | 11.120*** | 12.940*** | 1.014 | 12.938** |
| (0.716) | (1.032) | (1.292) | (1.700) | (1.290) | |
| Observations | 43,866 | 43,866 | 43,866 | 43,866 | 43,866 |
| 0.163 | 0.052 | 0.163 | |||
| Number of id | 4,906 | 4,906 | |||
| Breusch–Pagan LM test | (0.000) | ||||
| Hausman test | (0.000) | ||||
| Multicollinearity (VIF) | 1.25 | ||||
| Heteroscedasticity ( | (0.000) | ||||
| Serial correlation ( | (0.000) | ||||
| AR (2) | 0.235 | ||||
| Hansen test | 0.493 |
Note(s): (a) See Table 1 for the definition of variables and measurements. Asterisks indicate significance at 1 (***), 5 (**) and 10% (*)
(b) The standard errors are reported in parentheses
Source(s): Table by Thakur and modified by Matemilola
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