Robustness test
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DepVar = | R&D | ΔR&D | R&D | R&D | R&D | R&D2 | R&D | R&D | R&D | R&D | R&D |
| Status | 0.002* | 0.017*** | 0.008*** | 0.009*** | 0.014*** | 0.009*** | 0.009*** | 0.014*** | |||
| (1.91) | (5.13) | (5.69) | (3.85) | (2.61) | (3.82) | (3.75) | (3.97) | ||||
| ΔStatus | 0.002** | ||||||||||
| (2.01) | |||||||||||
| Status2 | 0.005** | ||||||||||
| (2.32) | |||||||||||
| DID | 0.001* | ||||||||||
| (1.90) | |||||||||||
| Duality | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.001** | 0.001** | 0.001 | 0.004*** | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.001* | −0.000 |
| (1.00) | (0.36) | (2.32) | (2.34) | (1.45) | (3.13) | (0.92) | (1.04) | (0.32) | (1.69) | (−0.11) | |
| Lev | −0.001 | −0.002* | 0.003*** | 0.004*** | 0.004** | −0.042*** | 0.003* | 0.003* | 0.003 | 0.005** | −0.004 |
| (−1.30) | (−1.90) | (3.44) | (3.16) | (2.08) | (−9.81) | (1.94) | (1.89) | (1.56) | (2.28) | (−1.49) | |
| ROA | 0.006*** | 0.006*** | 0.022*** | 0.016*** | 0.015*** | −0.098*** | 0.020*** | 0.021*** | 0.021*** | 0.023*** | 0.007 |
| (3.84) | (3.48) | (9.70) | (5.75) | (3.71) | (−8.93) | (5.37) | (6.00) | (5.44) | (3.85) | (1.22) | |
| Growth | −0.000 | 0.000 | −0.000 | −0.001* | −0.000 | −0.001 | −0.000 | −0.000 | −0.000 | −0.000 | 0.000 |
| (−0.42) | (1.47) | (−0.59) | (−1.84) | (−1.26) | (−1.43) | (−0.79) | (−0.59) | (−0.85) | (−0.04) | (1.03) | |
| Cash | −0.004*** | −0.005*** | 0.011*** | 0.009*** | 0.011*** | 0.039*** | 0.010*** | 0.011*** | 0.011*** | 0.017*** | −0.005** |
| (−4.28) | (−5.39) | (9.38) | (6.64) | (4.05) | (5.69) | (3.75) | (4.28) | (4.26) | (5.52) | (−2.21) | |
| Size | −0.003*** | −0.005*** | −0.000*** | −0.001 | 0.000 | 0.003*** | −0.000 | −0.000 | −0.000 | −0.000 | −0.005*** |
| (−11.29) | (−15.78) | (−2.79) | (−1.50) | (0.13) | (3.85) | (−0.77) | (−0.98) | (−0.77) | (−0.67) | (−4.73) | |
| Firsthold | −0.001 | −0.002 | −0.006*** | −0.008*** | −0.006*** | −0.027*** | −0.007*** | −0.006*** | −0.005** | −0.010*** | −0.000 |
| (−0.81) | (−1.42) | (−6.33) | (−6.08) | (−3.11) | (−5.34) | (−3.32) | (−3.05) | (−2.50) | (−3.66) | (−0.02) | |
| Manhold | 0.006*** | 0.004*** | 0.002** | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.009** | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| (5.22) | (3.08) | (2.19) | (0.39) | (0.78) | (2.01) | (0.18) | (0.86) | (0.64) | (0.77) | (0.33) | |
| Listage | −0.002*** | −0.000 | −0.001*** | −0.001*** | −0.001** | −0.002*** | −0.001 | −0.001 | −0.001* | −0.001* | 0.001 |
| (−5.40) | (−0.52) | (−3.37) | (−2.82) | (−2.02) | (−2.67) | (−1.23) | (−1.63) | (−1.87) | (−1.76) | (0.90) | |
| Boardsize | 0.002** | 0.003*** | 0.002*** | 0.002 | 0.001 | −0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| (2.57) | (3.76) | (2.69) | (0.68) | (0.78) | (−0.40) | (1.08) | (0.90) | (0.89) | (0.38) | (0.80) | |
| IndR | −0.002 | 0.001 | −0.006** | −0.005 | −0.005 | 0.004 | −0.001 | −0.004 | −0.006 | −0.002 | −0.004 |
| (−0.83) | (0.52) | (−2.00) | (−0.83) | (−0.80) | (0.24) | (−0.15) | (−0.81) | (−1.13) | (−0.29) | (−0.80) | |
| Bm | −0.007*** | −0.003*** | −0.016*** | −0.019*** | −0.018*** | −0.036*** | −0.018*** | −0.016*** | −0.016*** | −0.018*** | −0.002 |
| (−10.65) | (−5.49) | (−21.17) | (−18.78) | (−11.13) | (−10.41) | (−10.80) | (−10.33) | (−9.39) | (−7.89) | (−1.35) | |
| SOE | 0.003** | 0.001 | 0.001*** | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002** | 0.001* | 0.001 | 0.002 | −0.001 |
| (2.47) | (1.07) | (3.12) | (1.12) | (1.35) | (0.38) | (2.02) | (1.78) | (1.50) | (1.52) | (−0.16) | |
| IMR | −0.001 | ||||||||||
| (−0.37) | |||||||||||
| Constant | 0.076*** | −0.001 | 0.011** | 0.029*** | 0.026*** | −0.004 | 0.023*** | 0.031*** | 0.031*** | 0.031*** | 0.132*** |
| (14.49) | (−0.80) | (2.02) | (4.02) | (3.12) | (−0.22) | (2.75) | (4.17) | (3.89) | (2.93) | (5.70) | |
| Industry | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Year | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Firm | Yes | ||||||||||
| N | 18,709 | 15,440 | 18,709 | 12,693 | 18,133 | 18,709 | 14,673 | 18,705 | 14,100 | 11,883 | 4,159 |
| Adj-R2 | 0.012 | 0.178 | 0.280 | 0.292 | 0.299 | 0.274 | 0.278 | 0.281 | 0.280 | 0.170 | 0.040 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.001** | 0.001** | 0.001 | 0.004*** | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.001* | −0.000 | |
| (1.00) | (0.36) | (2.32) | (2.34) | (1.45) | (3.13) | (0.92) | (1.04) | (0.32) | (1.69) | (−0.11) | |
| −0.001 | −0.002* | 0.003*** | 0.004*** | 0.004** | −0.042*** | 0.003* | 0.003* | 0.003 | 0.005** | −0.004 | |
| (−1.30) | (−1.90) | (3.44) | (3.16) | (2.08) | (−9.81) | (1.94) | (1.89) | (1.56) | (2.28) | (−1.49) | |
| 0.006*** | 0.006*** | 0.022*** | 0.016*** | 0.015*** | −0.098*** | 0.020*** | 0.021*** | 0.021*** | 0.023*** | 0.007 | |
| (3.84) | (3.48) | (9.70) | (5.75) | (3.71) | (−8.93) | (5.37) | (6.00) | (5.44) | (3.85) | (1.22) | |
| −0.000 | 0.000 | −0.000 | −0.001* | −0.000 | −0.001 | −0.000 | −0.000 | −0.000 | −0.000 | 0.000 | |
| (−0.42) | (1.47) | (−0.59) | (−1.84) | (−1.26) | (−1.43) | (−0.79) | (−0.59) | (−0.85) | (−0.04) | (1.03) | |
| −0.004*** | −0.005*** | 0.011*** | 0.009*** | 0.011*** | 0.039*** | 0.010*** | 0.011*** | 0.011*** | 0.017*** | −0.005** | |
| (−4.28) | (−5.39) | (9.38) | (6.64) | (4.05) | (5.69) | (3.75) | (4.28) | (4.26) | (5.52) | (−2.21) | |
| −0.003*** | −0.005*** | −0.000*** | −0.001 | 0.000 | 0.003*** | −0.000 | −0.000 | −0.000 | −0.000 | −0.005*** | |
| (−11.29) | (−15.78) | (−2.79) | (−1.50) | (0.13) | (3.85) | (−0.77) | (−0.98) | (−0.77) | (−0.67) | (−4.73) | |
| −0.001 | −0.002 | −0.006*** | −0.008*** | −0.006*** | −0.027*** | −0.007*** | −0.006*** | −0.005** | −0.010*** | −0.000 | |
| (−0.81) | (−1.42) | (−6.33) | (−6.08) | (−3.11) | (−5.34) | (−3.32) | (−3.05) | (−2.50) | (−3.66) | (−0.02) | |
| 0.006*** | 0.004*** | 0.002** | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.009** | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | |
| (5.22) | (3.08) | (2.19) | (0.39) | (0.78) | (2.01) | (0.18) | (0.86) | (0.64) | (0.77) | (0.33) | |
| −0.002*** | −0.000 | −0.001*** | −0.001*** | −0.001** | −0.002*** | −0.001 | −0.001 | −0.001* | −0.001* | 0.001 | |
| (−5.40) | (−0.52) | (−3.37) | (−2.82) | (−2.02) | (−2.67) | (−1.23) | (−1.63) | (−1.87) | (−1.76) | (0.90) | |
| 0.002** | 0.003*** | 0.002*** | 0.002 | 0.001 | −0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.001 | |
| (2.57) | (3.76) | (2.69) | (0.68) | (0.78) | (−0.40) | (1.08) | (0.90) | (0.89) | (0.38) | (0.80) | |
| −0.002 | 0.001 | −0.006** | −0.005 | −0.005 | 0.004 | −0.001 | −0.004 | −0.006 | −0.002 | −0.004 | |
| (−0.83) | (0.52) | (−2.00) | (−0.83) | (−0.80) | (0.24) | (−0.15) | (−0.81) | (−1.13) | (−0.29) | (−0.80) | |
| −0.007*** | −0.003*** | −0.016*** | −0.019*** | −0.018*** | −0.036*** | −0.018*** | −0.016*** | −0.016*** | −0.018*** | −0.002 | |
| (−10.65) | (−5.49) | (−21.17) | (−18.78) | (−11.13) | (−10.41) | (−10.80) | (−10.33) | (−9.39) | (−7.89) | (−1.35) | |
| 0.003** | 0.001 | 0.001*** | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002** | 0.001* | 0.001 | 0.002 | −0.001 | |
| (2.47) | (1.07) | (3.12) | (1.12) | (1.35) | (0.38) | (2.02) | (1.78) | (1.50) | (1.52) | (−0.16) | |
| −0.001 | |||||||||||
| (−0.37) | |||||||||||
| 0.076*** | −0.001 | 0.011** | 0.029*** | 0.026*** | −0.004 | 0.023*** | 0.031*** | 0.031*** | 0.031*** | 0.132*** | |
| (14.49) | (−0.80) | (2.02) | (4.02) | (3.12) | (−0.22) | (2.75) | (4.17) | (3.89) | (2.93) | (5.70) | |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | |||||||||||
| 18,709 | 15,440 | 18,709 | 12,693 | 18,133 | 18,709 | 14,673 | 18,705 | 14,100 | 11,883 | 4,159 | |
| 0.012 | 0.178 | 0.280 | 0.292 | 0.299 | 0.274 | 0.278 | 0.281 | 0.280 | 0.170 | 0.040 |
Note(s): T-statistics in parentheses are based on standard errors adjusted for firm-level clustering; *, ** and *** indicate significance at the 10, 5, and 1% levels, respectively
Source(s): Table by authors
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