Table 3 Alternative risk-taking measures.

From: Firm-level political uncertainty, corporate lobbying and risk-taking

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

RISK_2

RISK_3

RISK_4

RISK_5

P_UNCERTAINTY

0.013*** (2.63)

0.006*** (2.71)

0.006** (2.45)

0.172** (2.34)

SIZE

−0.039*** (−16.22)

−0.018*** (−15.58)

−0.018*** (−15.78)

−0.096*** (−3.30)

LEVERAGE

−0.011 (−0.45)

−0.000 (−0.04)

−0.003 (−0.26)

−0.070 (−0.21)

PPE

0.074*** (2.91)

0.029** (2.49)

0.034*** (2.75)

0.137 (0.36)

TOBIN’S Q

0.049*** (10.65)

0.023*** (10.62)

0.023*** (10.40)

0.197*** (3.09)

SLACK

0.254*** (9.99)

0.116*** (9.73)

0.118*** (9.64)

4.900*** (10.49)

LOSS

0.038*** (5.08)

0.013*** (3.83)

0.017*** (4.75)

0.651*** (5.26)

Z-SCORE

−0.018*** (−14.06)

−0.008*** (−13.79)

−0.008*** (−13.78)

−0.073*** (−3.58)

AGE

−0.017*** (−3.12)

−0.009*** (−3.85)

−0.009*** (−3.48)

−0.199*** (−2.69)

LnGDP

0.327*** (10.78)

0.162*** (11.40)

0.166*** (11.21)

2.426*** (5.78)

UNEMPLOY

−0.031*** (−13.83)

−0.016*** (−14.86)

−0.016*** (−14.60)

−0.160*** (−5.59)

INFLATION

−0.053*** (−9.57)

−0.028*** (−10.82)

−0.028*** (−10.41)

−0.242*** (−3.86)

Industry F.E.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Clustered by Firm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N

32,695

32,695

32,695

32,695

Adj. R2

0.221

0.212

0.212

0.132

  1. This table represents the findings for the alternative risk-taking measures. RISK_2 is the difference between the highest and lowest levels of annual EBIT to total assets over four-year periods. RISK_3 is the volatility of firms’ EBITDA to total assets over the coming four-year period. RISK_4 is the standard deviation of ROA over overlapping four-year periods [t, t + 3]. ROA is defined as the ratio of EBIT over assets. RISK_5 is the standard deviation of EBIT over sales over overlapping four years [t, t + 3]. ***, **, and * show levels of significance at 1%, 5%, and 10%, respectively.