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Table 6 Multinomial logistic regression model—estimation results (models with regional fixed-effect dummy variables)

From: Supervising third-party control bodies for certification: the case of organic farming in Italy

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Regions

CB

Activity

Region and CB

Full model

Regions

CB

Activity

Region and CB

Full model

Dependent variable = 0 (baseline)

 

Dependent variable = 1 (slight non-compliance)

Dependent variable = 2 (severe non-compliance)

Basilicata

1.365*** (0.144)

  

1.031 (0.112)

0.988 (0.107)

2.226*** (0.346)

  

2.033*** (0.320)

2.024*** (0.319)

Bolzano

1.823*** (0.188)

  

0.936 (0.171)

0.904 (0.168)

0.401*** (0.107)

  

0.848 (0.365)

0.820 (0.353)

Calabria

4.686*** (0.356)

  

3.793*** (0.297)

3.664*** (0.288)

2.152*** (0.275)

  

2.082*** (0.271)

2.085*** (0.272)

Campania

0.838* (0.0847)

  

0.892 (0.0916)

0.907 (0.0933)

1.213 (0.187)

  

1.152 (0.179)

1.150 (0.179)

Emilia Romagna

0.866 (0.0758)

  

0.843* (0.0749)

0.860* (0.0765)

0.673*** (0.101)

  

0.706** (0.106)

0.698** (0.105)

Friuli Venezia Giulia

1.019 (0.148)

  

1.096 (0.160)

1.160 (0.170)

1.064 (0.249)

  

1.067 (0.251)

1.063 (0.251)

Lazio

1.131 (0.0986)

  

1.072 (0.0951)

1.055 (0.0937)

1.007 (0.146)

  

0.983 (0.144)

0.981 (0.144)

Liguria

0.799 (0.136)

  

0.697** (0.120)

0.738* (0.128)

0.990 (0.256)

  

0.903 (0.235)

0.899 (0.234)

Lombardia

0.906 (0.0892)

  

1.083 (0.109)

1.200* (0.122)

0.840 (0.138)

  

0.892 (0.149)

0.880 (0.147)

Marche

2.463*** (0.213)

  

1.775*** (0.157)

1.755*** (0.155)

0.824 (0.140)

  

0.886 (0.152)

0.887 (0.152)

Molise

1.288 (0.238)

  

0.983 (0.185)

1.015 (0.191)

1.459 (0.417)

  

1.291 (0.370)

1.286 (0.369)

Piemonte

0.574*** (0.0610)

  

0.631*** (0.0681)

0.659*** (0.0712)

0.760* (0.125)

  

0.804 (0.133)

0.812 (0.135)

Puglia

1.518*** (0.121)

  

1.483*** (0.122)

1.486*** (0.122)

2.312*** (0.295)

  

2.056*** (0.266)

2.074*** (0.269)

Sardegna

1.830*** (0.161)

  

1.500*** (0.136)

1.416*** (0.129)

2.354*** (0.326)

  

2.235*** (0.316)

2.211*** (0.313)

Sicilia

0.667*** (0.0530)

  

0.625*** (0.0513)

0.600*** (0.0494)

0.888 (0.114)

  

0.928 (0.122)

0.921 (0.121)

Toscana

1.317*** (0.109)

  

1.255*** (0.106)

1.295*** (0.109)

1.030 (0.143)

  

0.958 (0.134)

0.994 (0.140)

Trentino

1.157 (0.143)

  

1.226 (0.155)

1.227 (0.155)

0.699 (0.168)

  

0.593** (0.143)

0.592** (0.143)

Umbria

1.334*** (0.139)

  

1.297** (0.137)

1.305** (0.138)

1.014 (0.184)

  

0.897 (0.164)

0.908 (0.166)

Val d’Aosta

0.507* (0.180)

  

0.457** (0.163)

0.463** (0.165)

0.502 (0.300)

  

0.578 (0.346)

0.592 (0.355)

Veneto

1.160 (0.110)

  

1.052 (0.102)

1.139 (0.111)

0.694** (0.121)

  

0.687** (0.121)

0.680** (0.120)

2

 

0.323*** (0.0259)

 

0.239*** (0.0396)

0.226*** (0.0381)

 

3.186*** (0.820)

 

2.163* (0.951)

2.150* (0.946)

3

 

0.762*** (0.0624)

 

0.656** (0.108)

0.621*** (0.105)

 

2.370*** (0.636)

 

1.796 (0.801)

1.791 (0.799)

4

 

0.472*** (0.0363)

 

0.381*** (0.0622)

0.372*** (0.0619)

 

1.735** (0.452)

 

1.479 (0.653)

1.475 (0.652)

5

 

0.890 (0.0858)

 

0.554*** (0.0959)

0.526*** (0.0926)

 

3.264*** (0.926)

 

2.007 (0.908)

2.013 (0.912)

6

 

0.462*** (0.0393)

 

0.339*** (0.0572)

0.314*** (0.0540)

 

2.531*** (0.671)

 

1.729 (0.769)

1.703 (0.758)

7

 

0.542*** (0.0402)

 

0.410*** (0.0661)

0.399*** (0.0656)

 

4.620*** (1.176)

 

3.330*** (1.456)

3.321*** (1.453)

8

 

0.645*** (0.0687)

 

0.604*** (0.108)

0.607*** (0.111)

 

3.404*** (0.975)

 

2.950** (1.347)

2.942** (1.345)

9

 

0.294*** (0.0304)

 

0.216*** (0.0384)

0.202*** (0.0366)

 

5.210*** (1.371)

 

3.000** (1.330)

3.001** (1.331)

10

 

1.706*** (0.123)

 

1.057 (0.171)

1.012 (0.167)

 

4.848*** (1.236)

 

3.052** (1.339)

3.061** (1.343)

11

 

1.102 (0.145)

 

0.751 (0.148)

0.694* (0.138)

 

2.938*** (1.042)

 

2.258 (1.132)

2.247 (1.128)

Processors

  

0.516*** (0.0203)

 

0.671*** (0.0282)

  

0.887** (0.0509)

 

1.095 (0.0666)

Producers/Processors

  

0.689*** (0.0246)

 

0.665*** (0.0254)

  

0.720*** (0.0458)

 

0.731*** (0.0475)

Mixed (A,B,C)

  

0.641*** (0.0816)

 

0.931 (0.123)

  

0.624** (0.147)

 

0.916 (0.218)

Constant

0.161*** (0.0117)

0.319*** (0.0223)

0.266*** (0.00318)

0.333*** (0.0586)

0.380*** (0.0682)

0.0543*** (0.00648)

0.0188*** (0.00476)

0.0712*** (0.00151)

0.0220*** (0.00997)

0.0226*** (0.0102)

Observations

59,249

59,249

59,249

59,249

59,249

59,249

59,249

59,249

59,249

59,249

BIC

     

− 3930.179

− 3369.610

 

− 6084.229

− 6231.841

BIC Diff

         

147.612

  1. SE in parentheses; significance level *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01
  2. Legend: Model 1: independent variable = region; model 2: independent variable = CB; model 3: independent variable = activity; model 4: independent variables = region and CB; model 5: independent variable = region, CB, activity