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Table 6 ADF unit root test results at level and first difference

From: Does financial repression inhibit or facilitate private investment? The case of Ethiopia

Variables

Level

First difference

Order of integration

Test statistics

p Values

Test statistics

p Values

PI

 − 1.939

0.6342

 − 6.251

0.000

I(1)

Lngdpc

 − 1.493

0.8315

 − 4.198

0.000

I(1)

OPEN

 − 2.254

0.4597

 − 5.325

0.000

I(1)

Inflation

 − 4.871

0.0000

 − 8.739

0.000

I(0)

FDI

 − 2.038

0.5806

 − 8.193

0.000

I(1)

FRI

 − 2.434

0.3618

 − 5.407

0.000

I(1)

PUI

 − 1.041

0.9384

 − 3.424

0.010

I(1)

GNS

 − 1.237

0.6573

 − 7.594

0.000

I(1)

GI

 − 2.041

0.2690

 − 6.579

0.000

I(1)

Z

 − 1.778

0.7150

 − 6.245

0.000

I(1)

Error

 − 5.117

0.000

 − 6.453

0.000

I(0)

  1. Governance index (GI) has been computed using PCA from the six dimensions of world governance index. Z is a dummy variable created to capture structural break on the year 2011, a dummy = 1 after 2011, 0 otherwise. Estimate of governance based on perceptions on various indicators (ranges from approximately − 2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong) governance performance). Error is the residual estimated from robust OLS regression