Table 3.
Robustness test.
| Variable | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSM-DID | Gpatent1 | Gpatent2 | t = 2014 | t = 2015 | t = 2016 | |
| lnPatent | lnPatent | lnPatent | ||||
| Treat × Policyt | 0.076∗∗ | 0.087∗∗ | 0.043∗ | 0.040 | 0.024 | 0.033 |
| (0.037) | (0.036) | (0.026) | (0.033) | (0.033) | (0.034) | |
| Size | 0.535∗∗∗ | 0.349∗∗∗ | 0.176∗∗∗ | 0.311∗∗∗ | 0.311∗∗∗ | 0.311∗∗∗ |
| (0.024) | (0.029) | (0.020) | (0.029) | (0.029) | (0.029) | |
| Capital | −0.029∗∗∗ | −0.011∗ | −0.006 | −0.010 | −0.010 | −0.010 |
| (0.007) | (0.007) | (0.004) | (0.007) | (0.007) | (0.007) | |
| Big | −0.002 | −0.003∗ | −0.001 | −0.002 | −0.002 | −0.002 |
| (0.001) | (0.002) | (0.001) | (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.002) | |
| Debt | −0.191∗ | −0.060 | 0.065 | −0.123 | −0.122 | −0.123 |
| (0.104) | (0.096) | (0.066) | (0.096) | (0.096) | (0.096) | |
| Tobin's Q | 0.113∗∗∗ | 0.178∗∗∗ | 0.113∗∗∗ | 0.026∗∗∗ | 0.026∗∗∗ | 0.026∗∗∗ |
| (0.013) | (0.059) | (0.036) | (0.009) | (0.009) | (0.009) | |
| Cash | 0.001 | −0.005 | 0.005 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| (0.013) | (0.011) | (0.008) | (0.010) | (0.010) | (0.010) | |
| ROA | −0.089 | 1.756 | 0.021 | −0.166 | −0.166 | −0.164 |
| (0.234) | (1.196) | (0.809) | (0.173) | (0.173) | (0.173) | |
| Constant | −11.143∗∗∗ | −6.752∗∗∗ | −3.442∗∗∗ | −6.100∗∗∗ | −6.102∗∗∗ | −6.099∗∗∗ |
| (0.549) | (0.640) | (0.435) | (0.646) | (0.647) | (0.647) | |
| Year | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Industry | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| N | 17797 | 18287 | 18287 | 17889 | 17889 | 17889 |
| R 2 | 0.361 | 0.129 | 0.117 | 0.105 | 0.105 | 0.105 |
Note. ∗p < 0.1;∗∗p < 0.05;∗∗∗p < 0.01.