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Model estimation results using probit models
| Variable | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | [statistics;p-value] | Coefficient | [statistics;p-value] | |
| SHARE PRICES | −0.035 | [−1.9; 0.057] | ||
| EXport | 0.066 | [2.27; 0.023] | ||
| Δ (UNEMPLOYMENT RATE) | 5.151 | [1.13; 0.260] | ||
| QUARTER II | 0.044 | [0.10; 0.921] | 0.9295 | [1.98; 0.048] |
| QUARTER III | 0.563 | [1.25; 0.212] | 1.3360 | [2.77; 0.006] |
| QUARTER IV | 0.582 | [1.29; 0.199] | 0.8352 | [1.77; 0.076] |
| CONSTANT | −0.425 | [−1.28; 0.202] | −1.1117 | [−2.89; 0.004] |
| Retail Trade | 0.1610 | [2.22; 0.027] | ||
| Import | 0.0898 | [1.89; 0.064] | ||
| Pseudo R^2 | 0.1089 | 0.1853 | ||
| StatISTICS F | [10.71; 0.0976] | [18.50; 0.0024] | ||
| Linktest | _hat [3.19; 0.001] | _hat [3.81; 0.000] | ||
| _hatsq [1.71; 0.088] | _hatsq [0.51; 0.608] | |||
| Hosmer Lemeshow | [6.49; 0.5920] | [6.9; 0.5472] | ||
| R^2 MZ | 0.215 | 0.368 | ||
| NUMERICAL R^2 | 0.620 | 0.708 | ||
| CORRECTED NUMERICAL R^2 | 0.229 | 0.417 | ||
Test results for stationary variables and seasonality
| Dickey-Fuller | Breusche-Godfrey | KPSS | Seasonality test JDemetra | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test Statistics | Critical Statistics | Test Statistics | p-value | Test Statistics | Critical Statistics | Test Statistics | p-value | |
| Stock prices | −6,380 | −2,907 | 0,256 | 0,6129 | 0,0576 | 0,146 | 2,119 | 0,3466 |
| 0,356 | 0,8371 | |||||||
| 0,393 | 0,9418 | |||||||
| 1,772 | 0,7776 | |||||||
| Export | −3,147 | −2,911 | 0,386 | 0,5343 | 0,1 | 0,146 | 0,000 | 1,000 |
| 0,394 | 0,8212 | |||||||
| 1,298 | 0,7296 | |||||||
| 1,406 | 0,8432 | |||||||
| Δ (Unemployment rate) | −3,951 | −3,477 | 2,447 | 0,1177 | 0,128 | 0,146 | 63,537 | 0,000 |
| 2,449 | 0,2940 | |||||||
| 2,610 | 0,4557 | |||||||
| 6,679 | 0,1539 | |||||||
| The retail trade | −8,911 | −2,907 | 0,738 | 0,3903 | 0,0456 | 0,146 | 0,634 | 0,9831 |
| 0,887 | 0,6417 | |||||||
| 2,286 | 0,5152 | |||||||
| 2,287 | 0,6832 | |||||||
| Import | −8,621 | −2,907 | 0,030 | 0,8617 | 0,0436 | 0,146 | 0,000 | 1,000 |
| 0,581 | 0,7479 | |||||||
| 3,283 | 0,3500 | |||||||
| 9,925 | 0,0417 | |||||||
Results of estimation of VAR models
| Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share prices | ||||
| L1. SHARE PRICES | 0.2020 | [1.61; 0.113] | ||
| L2. SHARE PRICES | 0.0954 | [0.76; 0.453] | ||
| L1. EXport | 0.1622 | [0.67; 0.508] | ||
| L2. EXport | −0.8204 | [−3.41; 0.001] | ||
| L1. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 30.5003 | [0.91; 0.366] | ||
| L2. UNEMPLOYMENTRATE | −16.7610 | [−0.49; 0.627] | ||
| CONSTANT | −33.3054 | [−2.35; 0.022] | ||
| EXport | ||||
| L1. SHARE PRICES | 0.0545 | [0.82; 0.414] | ||
| L2. SHARE PRICES | 0.1183 | [1.78; 0.081] | ||
| L1. EXport | 0.3884 | [3.02; 0.004] | ||
| L2. EXport | −0.3914 | [−3.08; 0.003] | ||
| L1. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 3.3631 | [0.19; 0.850] | ||
| L2. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 5.0669 | [0.28; 0.780] | ||
| CONSTANT | −19.9736 | [−2.67; 0.010] | ||
| Import | ||||
| L1. Import | 0.1817 | [1.49; 0.141] | ||
| L2. Import | −0.1262 | [−1.04; 0.305] | ||
| L3. Import | 0.1074 | [0.90; 0.370] | ||
| L4. Import | −0.3177 | [−2.64; 0.010] | ||
| L1. Retail Trade | 0.0994 | [0.58; 0.562] | ||
| L2. Retail Trade | 0.4579 | [2.78; 0.007] | ||
| L3. Retail Trade | −0.1223 | [−0.74; 0.459] | ||
| L4. Retail Trade | 0.3918 | [2.33; 0.023] | ||
| CONSTANT | 0.9983 | [1.58; 0.120] | ||
| Retail Trade | ||||
| L1. Import | 0.1541 | [1.57; 0.122] | ||
| L2. Import | 0.1742 | [1.77; 0.082] | ||
| L3. Import | 0.0693 | [0.72; 0.473] | ||
| L4. Import | 0.0036 | [0.04; 0.970] | ||
| L1. Retail Trade | −0.0547 | [−0.4; 0.692] | ||
| L2. Retail Trade | −0.0515 | [−0.39; 0.699] | ||
| L3. Retail Trade | −0.1656 | [−1.25; 0.216] | ||
| L4. Retail Trade | −0.0344 | [−0.25; 0.801] | ||
| CONSTANT | 0.9983 | [1.32; 0.191] | ||
| R^2 | 0.2917 | 0.2931 | ||
| 0.3998 | 0.1346 | |||
| 0.9985 | ||||
| STATISTICS F | [4.32; 0.001] | [3.05; 0.006] | ||
| [6.99; 0.000] | [1.147; 0.346] | |||
| [7005.84; 0.000] | ||||
| B-G | [0.540; 0.4625] | [3.812; 0.0509] | ||
| [0.946; 0.6231] | [6.728; 0.0346] | |||
| [1.573; 0.6655] | [7.059; 0.0701] | |||
| [1.947; 0.7456] | [7.180; 0.1267] | |||
| J-B | [4.23; 0.1205] | [4.71; 0.0947] | ||
| L-B | [27.99; 0.7145] | [22.89; 0.9057] | ||
| ROOTS FOR UNIT CIRCLE | 0.89 | −0.56 | ||
| 0.25 | −0.03 | |||
| 0.25 | −0.03 | |||
| −0.38 | ||||
List of variable definitions used in the study
| Variable | Definition of the variable | Data source |
|---|---|---|
| Response variables | ||
| PD | 2.41753 – 2.62766 *(total liabilities/balance sheet total) + 0.0013463*(net sales revenues/average receivables) – 0.009225*(inventories*365/sale) + 0.0272307*(net profit/total capital) | NOTORIA |
| HHI | Herfindahl-Hirschman index | NOTORIA |
| Explanatory variables | ||
| Import | Increase in import of goods and services compared to the previous period | OECD |
| Retail trade | Increase in retail trade compared to the previous period | OECD |
| Share prices | Increase in share prices compared to the previous period | OECD |
| Export | Growth in export of goods and services compared to the previous period | OECD |
| Consumption | Increase in consumption compared to the previous period | OECD |
| Unemployment rate | Δ (unemployment rate) | OECD |
