Table 10 Results of the mediation effect test.

From: The impact of digital transformation on the quality and safety level of agricultural exports: evidence from Chinese listed companies

 

Product traceability effect

Technological innovation effect

Information sharing effect

Quality assurance effect

qua_saf

qua_saf

qua_saf

qua_saf

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

digital*post

0.9287*** (2.85)

0.4243*** (3.22)

0.2843*** (2.58)

0.9657** (1.96)

SPS

−0.1881 (−0.39)

−0.0136*** (−2.08)

−0.3584*** (−7.19)

−0.3993*** (−8.04)

open

0.4396 (0.89)

0.2996*** (15.00)

0.2650*** (5.38)

0.4647*** (9.46)

pgdp

0.6447 (1.31)

0.0576** (2.11)

0.3358*** (6.68)

0.3334 (1.40)

exchange

−0.6739 (−1.37)

−0.0723*** (−2.71)

−0.1819*** (−3.14)

−0.1147*** (−5.76)

tariff

−0.2931*** (−5.94)

−0.0576** (−2.14)

−0.4067 (−1.52)

−0.4367 (−1.58)

distance

−0.3035*** (−6.19)

−0.6540** (−2.47)

−0.1194*** (−4.42)

−0.1049*** (−3.51)

cons

0.2953*** (6.02)

0.0124 (0.46)

0.1374*** (5.14)

0.0853*** (3.12)

Firm-Product fixed effect

YES

YES

YES

YES

Destination country-Product fixed effect

YES

YES

YES

YES

Firm-Destination country fixed effect

YES

YES

YES

YES

Product-Year fixed effect

YES

YES

YES

YES

R2

0.7784

0.7781

0.7714

0.8412

N

6376

6376

6376

6376

  1. Note: ***, ** and * denote significance levels of 1 percent, 5 percent and 10 percent, respectively.