Table 11.

The moderating effect of internal corporate governance

(1)(2)
VariableGood internal governancePoor internal governance
BoardOverseaRatio0.161*** (2.79)0.079 (1.65)
lnSize−0.036* (−1.96)0.013 (0.45)
Leverage0.072 (0.93)−0.153 (−1.41)
ROE0.112* (1.98)0.043 (0.57)
lnFirmAge0.031 (0.23)0.045 (0.61)
SOE−0.025 (−1.00)−0.016 (−0.61)
IndDirRatio0.077 (0.46)−0.028 (−0.15)
lnBoardAgeAvg−0.181 (−1.17)0.003 (0.03)
lnMtgFreq0.016 (1.41)−0.006 (−0.46)
Duality0.009 (0.62)−0.003 (−0.22)
TopTenHoldersRate0.003** (2.63)0.003*** (4.44)
Constant1.425* (1.75)−0.419 (−0.54)
Year fixedYesYes
Firm fixedYesYes
Observations456664
Within R20.1350.141
Adjusted R20.7600.714
Note(s):

Appendix 2 provides variables definitions. t-statistics (in brackets) use firm-level clustered errors. Significance: *p  < 0.10, **p  < 0.05, ***p  < 0.01

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