I run the following model:
Suppose I have a dummy variable: small, medium, large; and the reference category is small.
Interactive Model: y = a + bX + cmedium + dlarge + emediumX + flargeX.
reg Y X medium large mediumX largeX
b is the effect of X on y for the "low" category,
b+e is the effect of X for the “medium “category
b+f is the effect of X for the “large” category.
Are the following interpretations correct?
If e >0, this means that medium sized firms are affected from X more than small sized firms.
If f >0, this means that large sized firms are affected from X more than small sized firms.
If b>0, this means that small sized firms are affected positively from X
If d>c implies that larger firms have larger Y
Also,
- How can I test whether medium firms are affected (from X) more or less than large sized firms?
- How can I interpret c&d?
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