Table 1

Variables used in regression analysis

VariablesVariables nameDefinitionReferences
Dependent variables
CRCredit riskNon-performing loan/Total outstanding loansKolapo et al. (2012) and Nguyen et al. (2018) 
Independent variable
Research variables
SOState ownershipThe percentage of state ownership in banksBoubakri et al. (2013), Khaw et al. (2016) and Tran (2020) 
FOForeign ownershipThe percentage of foreign shareholders’ ownership in banksVo and Mai (2017), Nguyen et al. (2020) and Tran (2020) 
OCOwnership concentrationThe ownership ratio of the largest shareholder in banksWen and Jia (2010) and Agusman et al. (2014) 
OC × FO_LEADERInteractive variableFO_LEADER: A dummy variable that equals 1 if banks have foreign board members and zero otherwiseAuthors’ proposal
OC × LISTInteractive variableLIST: A dummy variable that equals 1 if banks are listed on the HOSE or HNX and zero otherwise
Control variables
SIZEBank sizeThe natural logarithm of total assetsTabak et al. (2012) 
EAEquity ratioEquity/Total assetsAyaydin and Karakaya (2014) and Jabra et al. (2017) 
GDPEconomic growthThe growth rate of GDPMessai and Jouini (2013) 
INFInflationThe inflation rateBoyd et al. (2001) and Castro (2013) 

Source(s): Synthesized by the author group (2024)

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