From: Debt choice, growth opportunities and corporate investment: evidence from China
Dependent Variable: Investment | ||||
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
SOEs | NSOEs | |||
Variables | DIFF GMM | |||
INVSTt-1 | 0.0230** | 0.0226** | 0.0224** | 0.0199** |
(0.0175) | (0.0178) | (0.0204) | (0.0205) | |
LEV t-1 | −0.150* | −0.504*** | − 0.335* | − 0.858*** |
(0.193) | (0.186) | (0.177) | (0.191) | |
GTH t-1 | 0.159*** | 0.0928*** | ||
(0.0194) | (0.0169) | |||
LEV t-1* GTH t-1 | 0.322*** | 0.200*** | ||
(0.0362) | (0.0332) | |||
ROA t-1 | −0.483** | −0.519** | −1.293*** | −1.266*** |
(0.244) | (0.234) | (0.324) | (0.328) | |
TG t-1 | −3.675*** | −3.649*** | −4.766*** | −4.760*** |
(0.184) | (0.180) | (0.280) | (0.276) | |
CFLOW t-1 | 0.303* | 0.315** | 0.423*** | 0.424*** |
(0.162) | (0.160) | (0.163) | (0.160) | |
CASH t-1 | −0.746*** | −0.707*** | −0.921*** | − 0.923*** |
(0.239) | (0.238) | (0.199) | (0.198) | |
BSIZE t-1 | 0.00773 | 0.00675 | −0.0161 | − 0.0159 |
(0.0113) | (0.0112) | (0.0184) | (0.0188) | |
CEODUA t-1 | 0.0358 | 0.0226 | −0.0261 | − 0.0204 |
(0.0339) | (0.0338) | (0.0470) | (0.0478) | |
INDBOARD t-1 | −0.408 | − 0.445* | 0.203 | 0.203 |
(0.268) | (0.264) | (0.292) | (0.292) | |
Constant | 1.063*** | 1.439*** | 1.630*** | 1.887*** |
(0.226) | (0.217) | (0.268) | (0.268) | |
Year | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Observations | 4239 | 4239 | 3445 | 3445 |
AR (1) | −9.18*** | −9.15*** | −8.73*** | −8.72*** |
AR (2) | 1.35 | 1.45 | −0.20 | −0.21 |
Sargan (p-value) | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.51 |