Table 3 Regression results of mediation effect.

From: Impact of formal credit and social capital on the scalability of agricultural operations

Independent variables

Dependent Variable

(Farmland Inflow)

Dependent Variable Family

(Farm)

Dependent Variable

(Farmland Inflow)

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Financial credit

0.57***(0.10)

0.30***(0.02)

0.35***(0.09)

Family farm

  

2.59***(0.14)

Control Variables

Control

Control

Control

Sample size

985

985

985

Adj R2

0.64

0.69

0.63

KHB test

Total effect

direct effect

indirect effect

 

0.57***(0.09)

0.35***(0.09)

0.22**(0.09)

 

Indirect effect contribution rate = indirect effect/total effect = 38.59%

Bootstrap test

bs_1(indirect effect)

Confidence interval

bs_2(direct effect)

Confidence interval

 

0.21***(0.08)

[0.15,0.26]

0.33***(0.11)

[0.56,0.58]

  1. *p < 0.1, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01.