Table 6.

Regression results (for H2: Audit report lag and proximity)

VariablesModel-3Model-4
ARLARL
lnProx KM0.026* 
lnProx min 0.033* (0.017)
Chair gen−0.167** (0.080)−0.165** (0.080)
FD ratio0.093 (0.116)0.084 (0.116)
lnAC size−0.022 (0.058)−0.026 (0.058)
lnFirm age−0.043 (0.039)−0.044 (0.039)
Audit ten−0.001 (0.021)−0.001 (0.021)
lnFirm size−0.020 (0.016)−0.019 (0.016)
ROA−0.697* (0.402)−0.695* (0.402)
YearEndDec310.378*** (0.107)0.374*** (0.107)
BIG4−0.060* (0.034)−0.060* (0.034)
IDR0.114 (0.172)0.119 (0.172)
Constant5.488*** (0.348)5.544*** (0.350)
Observations469469
Adjusted R-squared0.1340.135
YearFEYesYes
IndustryFEYesYes
Prob>F0.0000.000
Notes:

***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1 (Standard errors in parentheses)

Source: Authors’ own creation

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