From: Debt choice, growth opportunities and corporate investment: evidence from China
Dependent Variable: INVST2 (alternative proxy of investment) | ||||
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SOEs | NSOEs | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
Variables | DIFF GMM | |||
INVST2t-1 | 0.0650*** | 0.0681*** | 0.0374 | 0.0412* |
(0.0212) | (0.0212) | (0.0235) | (0.0236) | |
LEVt-1 | −0.00373* | −0.0627*** | − 0.0246* | −0.0766*** |
(0.0242) | (0.0219) | (0.0190) | (0.0202) | |
GTHt-1 | 0.0140*** | 0.00847*** | ||
(0.00226) | (0.00164) | |||
LEVt-1* GTHt-1 | 0.0284*** | 0.0193*** | ||
(0.00514) | (0.00321) | |||
ROAt-1 | −0.0634 | − 0.0676* | − 0.116*** | − 0.114*** |
(0.0393) | (0.0384) | (0.0366) | (0.0375) | |
TGt-1 | −0.690*** | −0.692*** | − 0.710*** | −0.708*** |
(0.0294) | (0.0289) | (0.0382) | (0.0385) | |
CFLOWt-1 | 0.0560*** | 0.0537*** | 0.0571*** | 0.0573*** |
(0.0168) | (0.0169) | (0.0165) | (0.0164) | |
CASHt-1 | −0.145*** | − 0.141*** | −0.128*** | − 0.128*** |
(0.0275) | (0.0275) | (0.0216) | (0.0213) | |
BSIZEt-1 | −0.000971 | − 0.00110 | − 0.00132 | − 0.00125 |
(0.00159) | (0.00158) | (0.00161) | (0.00164) | |
CEODUAt-1 | 0.000985 | 0.000172 | −0.00358 | − 0.00306 |
(0.00555) | (0.00557) | (0.00390) | (0.00388) | |
INDBOARDt-1 | 0.000962 | −0.00717 | − 0.00770 | − 0.0103 |
(0.0351) | (0.0346) | (0.0371) | (0.0371) | |
Constant | 0.206*** | 0.260*** | 0.220*** | 0.244*** |
(0.0317) | (0.0297) | (0.0299) | (0.0281) | |
Year | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Observations | 3401 | 3401 | 2553 | 2553 |
AR (1) | −9.12*** | −9.00*** | −7.93*** | −7.88 |
AR (2) | 0.43 | 0.56 | −0.91 | − 0.85 |
Sargan (p-value) | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.59 |