Summary statistics
| Panel A – descriptive statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Mean | SD | Min | P25 | Median | P75 | Max |
| Dependent variables | |||||||
| PEG | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.35 |
| MPEG | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.75 |
| Independent variables | |||||||
| LNFEM | 0.89 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 | 1.10 | 2.20 |
| FEMDUM | 0.86 | 0.34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FEMPER | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.67 |
| Control variables | |||||||
| LNBOD | 2.38 | 0.30 | 1.39 | 2.20 | 2.40 | 2.57 | 3 |
| INDPER | 0.74 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.86 | 1 |
| CEODUAL | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LNMEET | 2.11 | 0.31 | 2 | 1.95 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 3.26 |
| BIG4 | 0.91 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| AUDOPIN | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RESTATE | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LNSIZE | 7.82 | 1.63 | 0 | 6.65 | 7.70 | 8.89 | 13.59 |
| LEVER | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.85 |
| LOSS | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ROA | 0.08 | 0.17 | −0.97 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.83 |
| SALEGR | 0.08 | 0.19 | −0.85 | −0.03 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 2.22 |
| BETA | 1.13 | 0.46 | 0.04 | 0.81 | 1.08 | 1.37 | 3.49 |
| Other variables | |||||||
| KCT | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.61 |
| KGLS | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.43 |
| FEMCEO | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| |DACC| | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| BIDASK | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.92 |
| Panel A – descriptive statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Mean | SD | Min | P25 | Median | P75 | Max |
| PEG | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.35 |
| MPEG | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.75 |
| LNFEM | 0.89 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 | 1.10 | 2.20 |
| FEMDUM | 0.86 | 0.34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FEMPER | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.67 |
| LNBOD | 2.38 | 0.30 | 1.39 | 2.20 | 2.40 | 2.57 | 3 |
| INDPER | 0.74 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.86 | 1 |
| CEODUAL | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LNMEET | 2.11 | 0.31 | 2 | 1.95 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 3.26 |
| BIG4 | 0.91 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| AUDOPIN | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RESTATE | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LNSIZE | 7.82 | 1.63 | 0 | 6.65 | 7.70 | 8.89 | 13.59 |
| LEVER | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.85 |
| LOSS | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ROA | 0.08 | 0.17 | −0.97 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.83 |
| SALEGR | 0.08 | 0.19 | −0.85 | −0.03 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 2.22 |
| BETA | 1.13 | 0.46 | 0.04 | 0.81 | 1.08 | 1.37 | 3.49 |
| KCT | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.61 |
| KGLS | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.43 |
| FEMCEO | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| |DACC| | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| BIDASK | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.92 |
| Panel B – year-wise female director and sample distribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | FEMDUM | FEMPER | ||
| 0 | 1 | Average | Total | |
| 2004 | 55 | 322 | 0.131 | 377 |
| 2005 | 61 | 328 | 0.132 | 389 |
| 2006 | 86 | 409 | 0.130 | 495 |
| 2007 | 99 | 432 | 0.129 | 531 |
| 2008 | 107 | 435 | 0.133 | 542 |
| 2009 | 122 | 451 | 0.129 | 573 |
| 2010 | 105 | 431 | 0.139 | 536 |
| 2011 | 104 | 408 | 0.134 | 512 |
| 2012 | 65 | 488 | 0.150 | 553 |
| 2013 | 88 | 542 | 0.151 | 630 |
| 2014 | 70 | 580 | 0.162 | 650 |
| 2015 | 57 | 561 | 0.172 | 618 |
| 2016 | 57 | 581 | 0.165 | 638 |
| 2017 | 38 | 601 | 0.185 | 639 |
| 2018 | 20 | 521 | 0.196 | 541 |
| Total | 1,134 | 7,090 | 8,224 | |
| Panel B – year-wise female director and sample distribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | FEMDUM | FEMPER | ||
| 0 | 1 | Average | Total | |
| 2004 | 55 | 322 | 0.131 | 377 |
| 2005 | 61 | 328 | 0.132 | 389 |
| 2006 | 86 | 409 | 0.130 | 495 |
| 2007 | 99 | 432 | 0.129 | 531 |
| 2008 | 107 | 435 | 0.133 | 542 |
| 2009 | 122 | 451 | 0.129 | 573 |
| 2010 | 105 | 431 | 0.139 | 536 |
| 2011 | 104 | 408 | 0.134 | 512 |
| 2012 | 65 | 488 | 0.150 | 553 |
| 2013 | 88 | 542 | 0.151 | 630 |
| 2014 | 70 | 580 | 0.162 | 650 |
| 2015 | 57 | 561 | 0.172 | 618 |
| 2016 | 57 | 581 | 0.165 | 638 |
| 2017 | 38 | 601 | 0.185 | 639 |
| 2018 | 20 | 521 | 0.196 | 541 |
| Panel C – mean-difference test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| Variables | FEMDUM = 1 | FEMDUM = 0 | Mean diff | t-statistic |
| N = 7,090 | N = 1,134 | |||
| PEG | 0.089 | 0.098 | −0.009*** | −5.66 |
| MPEG | 0.110 | 0.120 | −0.010*** | −6.74 |
| LNBOD | 2.471 | 2.260 | 0.211*** | 24.19 |
| INDPER | 0.762 | 0.722 | 0.040*** | 7.60 |
| CEODUAL | 0.575 | 0.570 | 0.005 | 0.30 |
| LNMEET | 2.122 | 2.101 | 0.021** | 2.15 |
| BIG4 | 0.949 | 0.877 | 0.072*** | 9.31 |
| AUDOPIN | 0.305 | 0.351 | −0.046*** | −3.14 |
| RESTATE | 0.049 | 0.045 | 0.004 | 1.02 |
| LNSIZE | 8.226 | 7.229 | 0.998*** | 20.42 |
| LEVER | 0.204 | 0.171 | 0.033*** | 5.86 |
| LOSS | 0.044 | 0.069 | −0.025*** | −3.65 |
| ROA | 0.107 | 0.096 | 0.012*** | 2.99 |
| SALEGR | 0.072 | 0.082 | −0.010** | −2.01 |
| BETA | 1.101 | 1.156 | −0.056*** | −3.96 |
| KCT | 0.088 | 0.093 | −0.005*** | −4.47 |
| KGLS | 0.093 | 0.098 | −0.005*** | −5.05 |
| |DACC| | 0.145 | 0.149 | 0.004 | 0.834 |
| BIDASK | 0.038 | 0.048 | 0.010*** | −5.217 |
| Note(s): ***, **, * Indicate statistical significance at the 1, 5 and 10% levels, respectively, based on a two-tailed test | ||||
| Panel C – mean-difference test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| Variables | FEMDUM = 1 | FEMDUM = 0 | Mean diff | |
| N = 7,090 | N = 1,134 | |||
| PEG | 0.089 | 0.098 | −0.009*** | −5.66 |
| MPEG | 0.110 | 0.120 | −0.010*** | −6.74 |
| LNBOD | 2.471 | 2.260 | 0.211*** | 24.19 |
| INDPER | 0.762 | 0.722 | 0.040*** | 7.60 |
| CEODUAL | 0.575 | 0.570 | 0.005 | 0.30 |
| LNMEET | 2.122 | 2.101 | 0.021** | 2.15 |
| BIG4 | 0.949 | 0.877 | 0.072*** | 9.31 |
| AUDOPIN | 0.305 | 0.351 | −0.046*** | −3.14 |
| RESTATE | 0.049 | 0.045 | 0.004 | 1.02 |
| LNSIZE | 8.226 | 7.229 | 0.998*** | 20.42 |
| LEVER | 0.204 | 0.171 | 0.033*** | 5.86 |
| LOSS | 0.044 | 0.069 | −0.025*** | −3.65 |
| ROA | 0.107 | 0.096 | 0.012*** | 2.99 |
| SALEGR | 0.072 | 0.082 | −0.010** | −2.01 |
| BETA | 1.101 | 1.156 | −0.056*** | −3.96 |
| KCT | 0.088 | 0.093 | −0.005*** | −4.47 |
| KGLS | 0.093 | 0.098 | −0.005*** | −5.05 |
| |DACC| | 0.145 | 0.149 | 0.004 | 0.834 |
| BIDASK | 0.038 | 0.048 | 0.010*** | −5.217 |
| Panel D – correlation analysis | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) |
| (1) PEG | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) MPEG | 0.40* | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| (3) LNFEM | −0.10* | −0.16* | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||
| (4) FEMDUM | −0.08* | −0.11* | 0.69* | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||
| (5) FEMPER | −0.08* | −0.12* | 0.72* | 0.73* | 1.00 | |||||||||||||
| (6) LNBOD | −0.08* | −0.15* | 0.66* | 0.48* | 0.39* | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
| (7) INDPER | −0.02† | −0.03 | 0.24* | 0.18* | 0.19* | 0.18* | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| (8) CEODUAL | 0.02 | −0.05* | −0.02† | −0.01 | −0.01 | −0.06* | 0.01 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| (9) LNMEET | 0.09* | 0.01 | 0.09* | 0.06* | 0.07* | 0.10* | 0.09* | −0.09* | 1.00 | |||||||||
| (10) BIG4 | −0.05* | −0.06* | 0.23* | 0.23* | 0.18* | 0.23* | 0.09* | −0.01 | 0.02† | 1.00 | ||||||||
| (11) AUDOPIN | 0.08* | 0.01 | −0.07* | −0.04* | −0.06* | −0.06* | 0.00 | 0.04* | 0.03* | 0.06* | 1.00 | |||||||
| (12) RESTATE | 0.02† | 0.04* | −0.01 | −0.01* | −0.01 | 0.00 | −0.05* | −0.02† | 0.01 | −0.01 | 0.01 | 1.00 | ||||||
| (13) LNSIZE | −0.08* | −0.13* | 0.50* | 0.40* | 0.38* | 0.53* | 0.18* | 0.06* | 0.11* | 0.34* | 0.01 | −0.01 | 1.00 | |||||
| (14) LEVER | 0.09* | 0.06* | 0.20* | 0.15* | 0.14* | 0.24* | 0.09* | −0.01 | 0.10* | 0.10* | 0.02 | 0.03† | 0.27* | 1.00 | ||||
| (15) LOSS | 0.25* | 0.19* | −0.11* | −0.10* | −0.09* | −0.10* | −0.02† | −0.05* | 0.06* | −0.11* | 0.02 | 0.01 | −0.19* | −0.05* | 1.00 | |||
| (16) ROA | −0.25* | −0.19* | 0.04* | 0.02† | 0.04* | 0.02† | −0.01 | 0.03* | −0.09* | 0.06* | −0.04* | −0.01 | 0.09* | −0.12* | −0.38* | 1.00 | ||
| (17) SALEGR | −0.08* | −0.01† | −0.07* | −0.06* | −0.07* | −0.03* | −0.04* | −0.05* | 0.01 | −0.03* | 0.01 | 0.00 | −0.01 | −0.03* | −0.19* | 0.22* | 1.00 | |
| (18) BETA | 0.21* | 0.21* | −0.11* | −0.09* | −0.11* | −0.06* | −0.02 | −0.05* | 0.05* | −0.03* | 0.03* | −0.04* | −0.07* | −0.03* | 0.15* | −0.15* | −0.01 | 1.00 |
| Panel D – correlation analysis | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) |
| (1) PEG | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) MPEG | 0.40* | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| (3) LNFEM | −0.10* | −0.16* | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||
| (4) FEMDUM | −0.08* | −0.11* | 0.69* | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||
| (5) FEMPER | −0.08* | −0.12* | 0.72* | 0.73* | 1.00 | |||||||||||||
| (6) LNBOD | −0.08* | −0.15* | 0.66* | 0.48* | 0.39* | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
| (7) INDPER | −0.02† | −0.03 | 0.24* | 0.18* | 0.19* | 0.18* | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| (8) CEODUAL | 0.02 | −0.05* | −0.02† | −0.01 | −0.01 | −0.06* | 0.01 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| (9) LNMEET | 0.09* | 0.01 | 0.09* | 0.06* | 0.07* | 0.10* | 0.09* | −0.09* | 1.00 | |||||||||
| (10) BIG4 | −0.05* | −0.06* | 0.23* | 0.23* | 0.18* | 0.23* | 0.09* | −0.01 | 0.02† | 1.00 | ||||||||
| (11) AUDOPIN | 0.08* | 0.01 | −0.07* | −0.04* | −0.06* | −0.06* | 0.00 | 0.04* | 0.03* | 0.06* | 1.00 | |||||||
| (12) RESTATE | 0.02† | 0.04* | −0.01 | −0.01* | −0.01 | 0.00 | −0.05* | −0.02† | 0.01 | −0.01 | 0.01 | 1.00 | ||||||
| (13) LNSIZE | −0.08* | −0.13* | 0.50* | 0.40* | 0.38* | 0.53* | 0.18* | 0.06* | 0.11* | 0.34* | 0.01 | −0.01 | 1.00 | |||||
| (14) LEVER | 0.09* | 0.06* | 0.20* | 0.15* | 0.14* | 0.24* | 0.09* | −0.01 | 0.10* | 0.10* | 0.02 | 0.03† | 0.27* | 1.00 | ||||
| (15) LOSS | 0.25* | 0.19* | −0.11* | −0.10* | −0.09* | −0.10* | −0.02† | −0.05* | 0.06* | −0.11* | 0.02 | 0.01 | −0.19* | −0.05* | 1.00 | |||
| (16) ROA | −0.25* | −0.19* | 0.04* | 0.02† | 0.04* | 0.02† | −0.01 | 0.03* | −0.09* | 0.06* | −0.04* | −0.01 | 0.09* | −0.12* | −0.38* | 1.00 | ||
| (17) SALEGR | −0.08* | −0.01† | −0.07* | −0.06* | −0.07* | −0.03* | −0.04* | −0.05* | 0.01 | −0.03* | 0.01 | 0.00 | −0.01 | −0.03* | −0.19* | 0.22* | 1.00 | |
| (18) BETA | 0.21* | 0.21* | −0.11* | −0.09* | −0.11* | −0.06* | −0.02 | −0.05* | 0.05* | −0.03* | 0.03* | −0.04* | −0.07* | −0.03* | 0.15* | −0.15* | −0.01 | 1.00 |
Note(s): † and * shows statistical significance at the 0.05 and 0.01 levels
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