Table 2 Difference-in-differences estimation.

From: Divergent pathways from autonomy to performance: talent strategies in top Chinese public research institutions

 

Research institutes and universities

Research institutes

Universities

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Variables

Paper

ESI paper

Paper

ESI paper

Paper

ESI paper

Treatment × Post

0.132***

(0.042)

0.265***

(0.077)

0.125**

(0.054)

0.301***

(0.076)

0.183***

(0.069)

0.321**

(0.132)

Size

0.310***

(0.026)

0.324***

(0.046)

0.112

(0.098)

0.035

(0.140)

0.178***

(0.036)

0.134**

(0.068)

R&D expenditure

0.101***

(0.036)

0.099

(0.065)

0.012

(0.033)

−0.005

(0.047)

0.390***

(0.115)

0.363*

(0.219)

Age

−3.079

(3.517)

1.076

(6.348)

4.758***

(0.949)

1.497

(1.356)

2.534

(3.039)

5.703

(5.782)

Laba

0.091

(0.058)

0.248**

(0.104)

  

−0.065

(0.067)

0.022

(0.127)

Constant

−0.431

(0.293)

−0.138

(0.529)

0.264**

(0.114)

−0.072

(0.163)

−0.057

(0.308)

0.222

(0.586)

Observations

582

582

348

348

234

234

R-squared

0.540

0.327

0.534

0.216

0.752

0.483

Individual FE

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Year FE

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

  1. aSince the number of national key laboratories in public research institutes did not change during the observation period, the effect of ‘No. Lab’ was dropped. Standard errors in parentheses. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1.