Table 3 Sargan’s difference tests for heterogeneous error cross section dependence proposed by Sarafidis et al. (2009) using the system GMM estimator (all sample countries).

From: National culture, public health spending and life insurance consumption: an international comparison

 

System GMM estimator

Based on Zi+ (Full instruments)

Based on Zxi+ (Partial instruments)

Statistics

p-values

Statistics

p-values

Sargan/Hansen

20.66 (73)

1.000

22.77 (49)

1.000

Arellano-Bond test for AR(1)

−4.30

0.000

−4.31

0.000

Arellano-Bond test for AR(2)

−1.40

0.160

−1.38

0.167

Sargan’s difference tests for heterogeneous error cross section dependence (DSYS2)

−2.118 (24)

0.00001

  1. Note: H0: Homogeneous error cross section dependence.