In columns (3) and (4), we include various AG components (but leaving Lag_AG and Lag_AG*Bank
out) and their interactions with Bank. We find the coefficients on these variables to be significantly
positive, confirming that more reliance on bank financing leads to more persistent asset growth. Finally,
the coefficients of Bank in columns (3) and (4) are significantly negative, indicating that reliance on
bank financing tends to reduce overall asset growth.
Finally, none of the corporate governance characteristics variables, neither their interactions with AG
or AG components, have significant coefficients. Therefore, corporate governance characteristics do not
have a significant impact on firm-level asset growth.13