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Table 1 The classification of control variables

From: Stock liquidity, financial constraints, and innovation in Chinese SMEs

Ownership

Firm characteristics

1. Tradable shares (TSHARE),

2. The sum of the square of the top five shareholders' shareholdings (SHRHFD5)

3. Free float (FREE)

4. Stock return (RET)

5. Stock turnover (TO)

6. Return volatility (VOL)

7. Earnings (EARN)

8. Intangibles (INTAN)

9. Leverage (LEV)

10. Return on equity (ROE)

11. Tobin’s Q (Q)

12. Book to market (BTM)

13. Capital expenditures (CAPITAL)

14. Sales growth (SALES)

15. Firm age (AGE)

  1. This table presents the classification of 15 control variables correlated with firm innovation, comprising ownership and firm characteristics