Table 7

Dependent variable: New business density – new registrations per 1,000 people aged 15–64 (NBUS) panel least square (unbalanced) periods included: 14; cross-sections included: 80; total observations: 764 sample: 2007–2020

Independent variable/ModelCoefficients (βs); Figures in parenthesis are “t-statistics”
IIIIIIIVV
Constant−0.549* (−1.913)−1.043*** (−3.244)−0.776** (−2.591)−0.551* (−1.780)−0.420 (−1.452)
BONDPPG: Net flows of public and publicly guaranteed debt from bonds (Billion USD)−0.029 (−0.901)−0.028 (−0.860)−0.029 (−0.908)−0.020 (−0.691)−0.021 (−0.721)
BONDPNG: Net flows of non-guaranteed long-term debt from bonds that are privately placed (Billion USD)0.012 (0.308)0.000 (0.007)0.003 (0.081)0.017 (0.498)0.018 (0.523)
DCPS: Domestic credit to private sector as percentage of GDP (DCPS)0.048*** (14.493)0.051*** (14.961)0.050*** (14.763)0.041*** (12.417)0.040*** (12.408)
MCG: Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP)0.012*** (11.777)0.012*** (11.473)0.012*** (11.628)0.014*** (14.765)0.014*** (14.892)
GROW: GDP growth (annual %) 0.125*** (3.322) 0.072** (2.041)0.067* (1.842)
PCIG: GDP per capita growth (annual %)  0.100** (2.536)  
S&P: S&P Global Equity Indices (annual % change)   −0.008* (−1.850)−0.008* (−1.839)
Adjusted R-squared0.4570.4640.4610.5110.510
F-statistic161.366133.007131.303122.478122.214
Akaike Information Criterion5.6105.5985.6045.3785.379
Schwarz Criterion5.6405.6355.6415.4235.424
Hannan–Quinn Criterion5.6225.6125.6185.3955.396

Note(s): *p < 0.1; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01

Source(s): Author’s estimations

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