Table 7 Robustness check- GMM approach.
| Â | Accruals based earnings | Real earnings management | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | DACC | RM-1 | RM-2 | ACFO | APRO | ADEX |
RMD | -0.5416* | -0.2693*** | -0.3473*** | -0.0395*** | -0.0552* | -0.3078*** |
| Â | (0.2985) | (0.0416) | (0.0323) | (0.0158) | 0.0323 | (0.0295) |
FRS | 0.2769*** | 0.1073*** | 0.1156*** | 0.0120 | 0.0073 | 0.1036*** |
| Â | (0.0725) | (0.0386) | (0.0300) | (0.0147) | (0.0287) | (0.0274) |
LEV | 0.6567*** | -0.1340*** | -0.1333*** | 0.0166 | -0.0113 | 0.1167*** |
| Â | (0.2107) | (0.0294) | (0.0228) | (0.0112) | (0.0228) | (0.0209) |
FTY | -0.0567 | 0.0204*** | 0.0178*** | -0.0006 | 0.0019 | -0.0172*** |
| Â | (0.0375) | (0.0052) | (0.0041) | (0.0020) | (0.0040) | (0.0037) |
FAG | -0.0125 | 0.0004 | -0.0065*** | 0.0064*** | 0.0008 | 0.0001 |
| Â | (0.0234) | (0.0033) | (0.0025) | (0.0012) | (0.0026) | (0.0023) |
CAP | 0.6553* | -0.0264 | -0.0574 | 0.0380*** | 0.0400 | 0.0194 |
| Â | (0.3629) | (0.0506) | (0.0393) | (0.0192) | (0.0263) | (0.0359) |
Constant | 1.4931*** | 1.3202*** | 1.2045*** | -0.2841 | 0.1878 | -0.9203*** |
| Â | (0.1118) | (0.5729) | (0.4449) | (0.2178) | (0.4517) | (0.4069) |
Obs. | 2640 | 2640 | 2640 | 2640 | 2640 | 2640 |
Years | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
No of Firms | 240 | 240 | 241 | 240 | 240 | 240 |
Firm-FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Time FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
AR (1) | -1.94 | -8.00 | -2.62 | -5.26 | -3.50 | -5.38 |
| Â | (0.05) | (0.00) | (0.01) | (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) |
AR (2) | 8.94 | 5.81 | 5.50 | 8.50 | 8.15 | 9.57 |
| Â | (0.35) | (0.27) | (0.62) | (0.62) | (0.27) | (0.57) |
Hansen Test | 2.63 | 2.69 | 8.88 | 5.66 | 9.34 | 2.85 |
| Â | (0.99) | (0.51) | (0.77) | (0.65) | (0.12) | (0.73) |
Wald Test | 10.55 | 19.40 | 12.88 | 15.63 | 16.93 | 17.25 |
| Â | (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) |