Regression results based on 4,303 nonfinancial listed companies from 9 developed countries
| (Pooled OLS) | (RE) | (FE) | (OLS with hetero and serial corr.) | Two-step System GMM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA |
| L.TDTA | 0.639*** | ||||
| (0.009) | |||||
| LEVTA (Excess of enterprise value over total assets) | 2.865*** | 1.614*** | 1.447*** | 2.865*** | 1.450*** |
| (0.110) | (0.095) | (0.100) | (0.198) | (0.099) | |
| PCDBM (Private credit by deposit money bank as % of GDP) | −0.056*** | −0.022*** | 0.011** | −0.056*** | 0.012** |
| (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.005) | (0.007) | (0.003) | |
| LSL (Log of sales) | 2.080*** | 1.896*** | 2.257*** | 2.080*** | 2.260*** |
| (0.051) | (0.082) | (0.117) | (0.117) | (0.115) | |
| MTB (Market-to-book ratio) | −0.323*** | 0.0157 | 0.0597 | −0.323*** | 0.0600** |
| (0.045) | (0.035) | (0.036) | (0.094) | (0.006) | |
| PPETA (Property, plant and equipment, net, scaled by total assets) | 19.930*** | 18.310*** | 17.550*** | 19.930*** | 17.552*** |
| (0.426) | (0.535) | (0.612) | (1.121) | (0.609) | |
| DEPTA (Depreciation to total assets) | 4.498 | 6.483*** | 9.134*** | 4.498 | 9.136*** |
| (2.795) | (2.365) | (2.444) | (5.794) | (2.439) | |
| EBITA (Earnings before interest and tax to total assets) | −11.580*** | −9.992*** | −10.040*** | −11.580*** | −9.041*** |
| (0.581) | (0.433) | (0.442) | (1.094) | (0.438) | |
| Fage (Year of establishment) | 0.006 | 0.005 | 0.095*** | 0.006 | 0.096*** |
| (0.004) | (0.009) | (0.034) | (0.008) | (0.029) | |
| POR (Payout ratio) | −0.053*** | −0.038*** | −0.035*** | −0.053*** | −0.037*** |
| (0.004) | (0.003) | (0.004) | (0.008) | (0.002) | |
| GDPG (Growth rate of GDP) | −0.547*** | −0.308*** | −0.135*** | −0.547*** | −0.137*** |
| (0.054) | (0.036) | (0.039) | (0.074) | (0.032) | |
| INF (Inflation rate) | 0.137* | 0.028 | 0.159*** | 0.137 | 0.161*** |
| (0.083) | (0.053) | (0.057) | (0.092) | (0.053) | |
| INT (Banks' lending rate) | −0.182*** | 0.496*** | 1.544*** | −0.182 | 1.545*** |
| (0.057) | (0.082) | (0.119) | (0.127) | (0.114) | |
| Constant | 13.680*** | 7.553*** | 2.512* | 13.680*** | 2.514* |
| (0.525) | (0.780) | (1.308) | (1.173) | (1.301) | |
| Observations | 38,075 | 38,075 | 38,075 | 38,075 | 38,075 |
| R-squared | 0.142 | 0.062 | 0.142 | ||
| Number of id | 4,297 | 4,297 | |||
| Breusch–Pagan LM test | (0.000) | ||||
| Hausman test | (0.000) | ||||
| Multicollinearity (VIF) | 1.50 | ||||
| Heteroscedasticity (χ2 stat) | (0.000) | ||||
| Serial correlation (F-stat) | (0.000) | ||||
| AR (2) | 0.219 | ||||
| Hansen test | 0.382 |
| (Pooled OLS) | (RE) | (FE) | (OLS with hetero and serial corr.) | Two-step | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA |
| L.TDTA | 0.639*** | ||||
| (0.009) | |||||
| LEVTA (Excess of enterprise value over total assets) | 2.865*** | 1.614*** | 1.447*** | 2.865*** | 1.450*** |
| (0.110) | (0.095) | (0.100) | (0.198) | (0.099) | |
| PCDBM (Private credit by deposit money bank as % of GDP) | −0.056*** | −0.022*** | 0.011** | −0.056*** | 0.012** |
| (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.005) | (0.007) | (0.003) | |
| LSL (Log of sales) | 2.080*** | 1.896*** | 2.257*** | 2.080*** | 2.260*** |
| (0.051) | (0.082) | (0.117) | (0.117) | (0.115) | |
| MTB (Market-to-book ratio) | −0.323*** | 0.0157 | 0.0597 | −0.323*** | 0.0600** |
| (0.045) | (0.035) | (0.036) | (0.094) | (0.006) | |
| PPETA (Property, plant and equipment, net, scaled by total assets) | 19.930*** | 18.310*** | 17.550*** | 19.930*** | 17.552*** |
| (0.426) | (0.535) | (0.612) | (1.121) | (0.609) | |
| DEPTA (Depreciation to total assets) | 4.498 | 6.483*** | 9.134*** | 4.498 | 9.136*** |
| (2.795) | (2.365) | (2.444) | (5.794) | (2.439) | |
| EBITA (Earnings before interest and tax to total assets) | −11.580*** | −9.992*** | −10.040*** | −11.580*** | −9.041*** |
| (0.581) | (0.433) | (0.442) | (1.094) | (0.438) | |
| Fage (Year of establishment) | 0.006 | 0.005 | 0.095*** | 0.006 | 0.096*** |
| (0.004) | (0.009) | (0.034) | (0.008) | (0.029) | |
| POR (Payout ratio) | −0.053*** | −0.038*** | −0.035*** | −0.053*** | −0.037*** |
| (0.004) | (0.003) | (0.004) | (0.008) | (0.002) | |
| GDPG (Growth rate of GDP) | −0.547*** | −0.308*** | −0.135*** | −0.547*** | −0.137*** |
| (0.054) | (0.036) | (0.039) | (0.074) | (0.032) | |
| INF (Inflation rate) | 0.137* | 0.028 | 0.159*** | 0.137 | 0.161*** |
| (0.083) | (0.053) | (0.057) | (0.092) | (0.053) | |
| INT (Banks' lending rate) | −0.182*** | 0.496*** | 1.544*** | −0.182 | 1.545*** |
| (0.057) | (0.082) | (0.119) | (0.127) | (0.114) | |
| Constant | 13.680*** | 7.553*** | 2.512* | 13.680*** | 2.514* |
| (0.525) | (0.780) | (1.308) | (1.173) | (1.301) | |
| Observations | 38,075 | 38,075 | 38,075 | 38,075 | 38,075 |
| 0.142 | 0.062 | 0.142 | |||
| Number of id | 4,297 | 4,297 | |||
| Breusch–Pagan LM test | (0.000) | ||||
| Hausman test | (0.000) | ||||
| Multicollinearity (VIF) | 1.50 | ||||
| Heteroscedasticity ( | (0.000) | ||||
| Serial correlation (F-stat) | (0.000) | ||||
| AR (2) | 0.219 | ||||
| Hansen test | 0.382 |
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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