Regression results (moderating effect), based on 4,912 non-financial listed companies from 23 developing countries
| (Pooled OLS) | (RE) | (FE) | (OLS with hetero and serial corr) | Two-step system GMM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA |
| L.TDTA | 0.725**ˆ | ||||
| (0.007) | |||||
| LEVTA (Excess of enterprise value over total assets) | 1.538*** | 0.308 | 0.481** | 1.538*** | 0.482** |
| (0.221) | (0.226) | (0.241) | (0.525) | (0.237) | |
| PCDBM (Private credit to deposit money bank as % of GDP) | 0.034*** | 0.009 | 0.074*** | 0.034*** | 0.076*** |
| (0.004) | (0.007) | (0.014) | (0.009) | (0.010) | |
| LEVTAPCDBM (LEVTA*PCDBM) | 0.0387*** | 0.012*** | 0.006* | 0.039*** | 0.029*** |
| (0.004) | (0.004) | (0.004) | (0.008) | (0.004) | |
| LSL (Log of sales) | 2.771*** | 1.770*** | 1.265*** | 2.771*** | 1.264*** |
| (0.067) | (0.099) | (0.120) | (0.178) | (0.116) | |
| MTB (Market-to-book ratio) | 0.162*** | 0.176*** | 0.184*** | 0.162 | 0.187*** |
| (0.048) | (0.037) | (0.038) | (0.108) | (0.031) | |
| PPETA (Property, plant and equipment, net, scaled by total assets) | 15.490*** | 15.300*** | 14.990*** | 15.490*** | 14.991*** |
| (0.429) | (0.533) | (0.602) | (1.083) | (0.598) | |
| DEPTA (Depreciation to total assets) | 7.048** | −0.797 | −0.727 | 7.048 | −0.727 |
| (3.532) | (3.044) | (3.144) | (7.707) | (3.144) | |
| EBITA (Earnings before interest and tax scaled by total assets) | −47.430*** | −26.530*** | −23.510*** | −47.430*** | −23.499*** |
| (1.163) | (0.885) | (0.904) | (3.413) | (0.899) | |
| Fage (Year of establishment) | −0.050*** | −0.048*** | −0.080*** | −0.050*** | −0.083*** |
| (0.004) | (0.009) | (0.016) | (0.011) | (0.009) | |
| POR (Payout ratio, in %) | −0.139*** | −0.074*** | −0.060*** | −0.139*** | −0.059*** |
| (0.004) | (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.008) | (0.005) | |
| GDPG (Growth rate of GDP, in %) | 0.501*** | −0.069** | −0.113*** | 0.501*** | −0.109*** |
| (0.041) | (0.035) | (0.039) | (0.077) | (0.029) | |
| INF (Inflation rate, in %) | 0.355*** | 0.250*** | 0.236*** | 0.355*** | 0.234*** |
| (0.029) | (0.020) | (0.021) | (0.047) | (0.018) | |
| INT (Banks' lending rate, in %) | 0.296*** | 0.105*** | −0.036 | 0.296*** | −0.042ˆ |
| (0.015) | (0.024) | (0.032) | (0.036) | (0.023) | |
| Constant | 0.628 | 11.030*** | 12.900*** | 0.628 | 12.903*** |
| (0.717) | (1.031) | (1.292) | (1.705) | (1.288) | |
| Observations | 43,866 | 43,866 | 43,866 | 43,866 | 43,866 |
| R-squared | 0.165 | 0.052 | 0.165 | ||
| Number of id | 4,906 | 4,906 | |||
| Breusch–Pagan LM test (p-value) | 0.000 | ||||
| Hausman test (p-value) | 0.000 | ||||
| Multicollinearity (mean VIF) | 2.05 | ||||
| Heteroscedasticity test (p-value) | 0.000 | ||||
| F-statistics (p-value) | 0.000 | ||||
| AR (2) | 0.316 | ||||
| Hansen test | 0.471 |
| (Pooled OLS) | (RE) | (FE) | (OLS with hetero and serial corr) | Two-step system GMM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA | TDTA |
| L.TDTA | 0.725**ˆ | ||||
| (0.007) | |||||
| LEVTA (Excess of enterprise value over total assets) | 1.538*** | 0.308 | 0.481** | 1.538*** | 0.482** |
| (0.221) | (0.226) | (0.241) | (0.525) | (0.237) | |
| PCDBM (Private credit to deposit money bank as % of GDP) | 0.034*** | 0.009 | 0.074*** | 0.034*** | 0.076*** |
| (0.004) | (0.007) | (0.014) | (0.009) | (0.010) | |
| LEVTAPCDBM (LEVTA*PCDBM) | 0.0387*** | 0.012*** | 0.006* | 0.039*** | 0.029*** |
| (0.004) | (0.004) | (0.004) | (0.008) | (0.004) | |
| LSL (Log of sales) | 2.771*** | 1.770*** | 1.265*** | 2.771*** | 1.264*** |
| (0.067) | (0.099) | (0.120) | (0.178) | (0.116) | |
| MTB (Market-to-book ratio) | 0.162*** | 0.176*** | 0.184*** | 0.162 | 0.187*** |
| (0.048) | (0.037) | (0.038) | (0.108) | (0.031) | |
| PPETA (Property, plant and equipment, net, scaled by total assets) | 15.490*** | 15.300*** | 14.990*** | 15.490*** | 14.991*** |
| (0.429) | (0.533) | (0.602) | (1.083) | (0.598) | |
| DEPTA (Depreciation to total assets) | 7.048** | −0.797 | −0.727 | 7.048 | −0.727 |
| (3.532) | (3.044) | (3.144) | (7.707) | (3.144) | |
| EBITA (Earnings before interest and tax scaled by total assets) | −47.430*** | −26.530*** | −23.510*** | −47.430*** | −23.499*** |
| (1.163) | (0.885) | (0.904) | (3.413) | (0.899) | |
| Fage (Year of establishment) | −0.050*** | −0.048*** | −0.080*** | −0.050*** | −0.083*** |
| (0.004) | (0.009) | (0.016) | (0.011) | (0.009) | |
| POR (Payout ratio, in %) | −0.139*** | −0.074*** | −0.060*** | −0.139*** | −0.059*** |
| (0.004) | (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.008) | (0.005) | |
| GDPG (Growth rate of GDP, in %) | 0.501*** | −0.069** | −0.113*** | 0.501*** | −0.109*** |
| (0.041) | (0.035) | (0.039) | (0.077) | (0.029) | |
| INF (Inflation rate, in %) | 0.355*** | 0.250*** | 0.236*** | 0.355*** | 0.234*** |
| (0.029) | (0.020) | (0.021) | (0.047) | (0.018) | |
| INT (Banks' lending rate, in %) | 0.296*** | 0.105*** | −0.036 | 0.296*** | −0.042ˆ |
| (0.015) | (0.024) | (0.032) | (0.036) | (0.023) | |
| Constant | 0.628 | 11.030*** | 12.900*** | 0.628 | 12.903*** |
| (0.717) | (1.031) | (1.292) | (1.705) | (1.288) | |
| Observations | 43,866 | 43,866 | 43,866 | 43,866 | 43,866 |
| 0.165 | 0.052 | 0.165 | |||
| Number of id | 4,906 | 4,906 | |||
| Breusch–Pagan LM test ( | 0.000 | ||||
| Hausman test ( | 0.000 | ||||
| Multicollinearity (mean VIF) | 2.05 | ||||
| Heteroscedasticity test ( | 0.000 | ||||
| 0.000 | |||||
| AR (2) | 0.316 | ||||
| Hansen test | 0.471 |
Note(s): (a) See Table 2 for the definition of variables and measurements. Asterisks indicate significance at 1% (***), 5% (**) and 10% (*)
(b) The standard errors are reported in parenthesis
Source(s): Table by Thakur and modified by Matemilola
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