Table 14 Mechanism analysis: risk attitude channels.

From: Knowledge creates value: the role of financial literacy in entrepreneurial behavior

Explained variable

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

RL

RL

RA

RA

RN

RN

Risk

Risk

Panel A: Financial literacy and risk attitudes

Literacy1

0.030*** (0.002)

 

−0.040*** (0.003)

 

0.052*** (0.002)

 

0.166*** (0.005)

 

Literacy2

 

0.021*** (0.002)

 

−0.018*** (0.003)

 

0.040*** (0.002)

 

0.108*** (0.004)

Controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Observation

33,802

33,802

33,802

33,802

33,802

33,802

33,802

33,802

Pseudo R2

0.090

0.083

0.054

0.051

0.099

0.093

  

R2

      

0.174

0.158

Panel B: IV estimation results

Literacy1

0.131*** (0.026)

 

−0.112*** (0.034)

 

0.161*** (0.042)

 

0.162*** (0.026)

 

Literacy2

 

0.120*** (0.023)

 

−0.046*** (0.012)

 

0.102*** (0.026)

 

0.101*** (0.023)

Controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Observation

33,802

33,802

33,802

33,802

33,802

33,802

33,802

33,802

DWH test

20.68*** (0.000)

20.68*** (0.000)

23.60*** (0.000)

22.89*** (0.000)

34.67*** (0.000)

36. 42*** (0.000)

26.69*** (0.000)

39.82*** (0.000)

First-stage estimated F value

239.32*** (0.000)

236.60*** (0.000)

239.32*** (0.000)

236.60*** (0.000)

239.32*** (0.000)

236.60*** (0.000)

263.52*** (0.000)

268.86*** (0.000)

Instrumental variable T value

13.65***

11.36***

13.65***

11.36***

13.65***

11.36***

15.12***

16.32***

  1. ***, **, and * refer to p < 0.01, p < 0.05, p < 0.1, respectively.