Table 6

Second stage estimation of Heckman two-stage selection model

VariablesDV=Auditor-client distanceDV=Audit fee
DisKMDisMNDisKMDisMNAud_FeeAud_Fee
Chair_Narc−2.458***−2.497***  1.953*** 
(−0.951)(−0.804)  (0.636) 
CEO_Narc  −2.011**−2.433*** 2.706***
  (−0.948)(−0.799) (0.617)
IMR0.7360.3810.7710.408−0.573−0.537
(1.126)(0.951)(1.120)(0.945)(0.762)(−0.747)
Constant−0.0351.987**−0.0032.046***5.358***5.017**
(−2.988)(2.524)(−2.968)(2.504)(2.004)(1.963)
Year_FEYESYESYESYESYESYES
Industry_FEYESYESYESYESYESYES
ControlsYESYESYESYESYESYES
Observations436436436436436436
Adjusted_R20.1690.1810.1690.1840.4990.512

Note(s): Table 8 reports the regression results of second stage estimation of Heckman two-stage selection model. Coefficients are presented with t-statistics in parentheses. Variable definitions are provided in  Appendix. ***, **, and * indicate significance at the 1%, 5%, and 10% levels, respectively. DV stands for dependent variable

Source(s): Authors' construction

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