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Table 3 Dynamic panel estimation of NPLs with Loan Growth

From: Loan growth and bank solvency: evidence from the Pakistani banking sector

Variable

1

2

3

Non-Performing Loans

0.84c (0.02)

0.78c (0.05)

0.76c (0.10)

Log of Bank Assets

−0.29c (0.13)

−5.96c (3.39)

−4.38a (1.82)

Loan Growth

0.01c (0.00)

0.01a (0.00)

0.02a (0.04)

Leverage Ratio

−0.25c (0.01)

−0.07a (0.03)

−0.18a (0.09)

Efficiency Ratio

0.05c (0.01)

0.04a (0.02)

0.23c (0.03)

Rule of Law

−2.77c (0.68)

−5.09b (2.24)

−1.20 (4.41)

GDP growth

 

−1.04c (0.22)

−1.16c (0.26)

Inflation

 

0.15a (0.10)

 

Unemployment

  

1.51a (0.79)

No of Observations

209

209

209

Sargan Test

21.19 (0.56)

16.42 (0.99)

16.13 (1.00)

AR(1)

−2.10 (0.03)

−2.46 (0.01)

−1.90 (0.05)

AR(2)

−1.49 (0.13)

−1.26 (0.20)

−1.21 (0.22)

  1. Notes: c, b and aindicate significance at the 1, 5 and 10% levels, respectively