Descriptive statistics
| N | Mean | Std.Dev | Q1 | Median | Q3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facial trustworthiness measures | ||||||
| Trust_CEO | 16,201 | −0.001 | 0.531 | −0.374 | 0.001 | 0.367 |
| Chin_Angle | 16,201 | 0.010 | 1.014 | −0.741 | −0.056 | 0.634 |
| Eyebrow_Reverse | 16,201 | −0.008 | 1.004 | −0.652 | 0.018 | 0.688 |
| Face_Shape | 16,201 | 0.009 | 1.015 | −0.717 | −0.031 | 0.654 |
| Philtrum_Reverse | 16,201 | −0.015 | 0.994 | −0.681 | 0.020 | 0.647 |
| Board monitoring structure | ||||||
| Bd_Ind | 16,201 | 0.710 | 0.134 | 0.615 | 0.688 | 0.857 |
| Bd_Female | 16,201 | 0.114 | 0.097 | 0.000 | 0.111 | 0.167 |
| Bd_Size | 16,201 | 11.140 | 3.258 | 9.000 | 11.000 | 14.000 |
| Bd_IntM | 16,201 | 0.571 | 0.495 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Bd_RG | 5,306 | 14.688 | 2.526 | 13.000 | 15.000 | 16.000 |
| Board monitoring activities | ||||||
| Bd_Meet | 4,385 | 7.061 | 2.734 | 5.000 | 6.000 | 8.000 |
| Moni_Meet | 4,385 | 4.325 | 1.885 | 3.000 | 4.000 | 5.250 |
| CEO incentive alignment | ||||||
| CEO_Incent | 16,162 | 0.175 | 0.174 | 0.040 | 0.125 | 0.259 |
| CEO_Owner | 12,854 | 2.710 | 5.902 | 0.172 | 0.540 | 1.840 |
| Control variables | ||||||
| Firmsize | 16,201 | 7.453 | 1.588 | 6.305 | 7.319 | 8.490 |
| Bus_Seg | 16,201 | 3.081 | 2.146 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 4.000 |
| ROE | 16,201 | 0.088 | 0.375 | 0.046 | 0.114 | 0.185 |
| Return | 16,201 | 0.284 | 0.649 | −0.097 | 0.186 | 0.512 |
| BigN | 16,201 | 0.895 | 0.306 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| BM | 16,201 | 0.473 | 0.355 | 0.244 | 0.404 | 0.621 |
| Leverage | 16,201 | 0.514 | 0.228 | 0.352 | 0.515 | 0.661 |
| Firm_Age | 16,201 | 25.337 | 19.630 | 11.000 | 19.000 | 35.000 |
| RD | 16,201 | 0.034 | 0.060 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.045 |
| Return_Std | 16,201 | 0.026 | 0.013 | 0.017 | 0.023 | 0.032 |
| Insti_Owner | 16,201 | 0.614 | 0.351 | 0.417 | 0.740 | 0.892 |
| CEO_Overconf | 16,201 | 0.594 | 0.491 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| CEO_Age | 16,201 | 56.312 | 7.083 | 52.000 | 56.000 | 61.000 |
| CEO_Female | 16,201 | 0.033 | 0.179 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| CEO_Tenure | 16,201 | 6.465 | 5.613 | 3.000 | 5.000 | 8.000 |
| Mean | Std.Dev | Median | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trust_CEO | 16,201 | −0.001 | 0.531 | −0.374 | 0.001 | 0.367 |
| Chin_Angle | 16,201 | 0.010 | 1.014 | −0.741 | −0.056 | 0.634 |
| Eyebrow_Reverse | 16,201 | −0.008 | 1.004 | −0.652 | 0.018 | 0.688 |
| Face_Shape | 16,201 | 0.009 | 1.015 | −0.717 | −0.031 | 0.654 |
| Philtrum_Reverse | 16,201 | −0.015 | 0.994 | −0.681 | 0.020 | 0.647 |
| Bd_Ind | 16,201 | 0.710 | 0.134 | 0.615 | 0.688 | 0.857 |
| Bd_Female | 16,201 | 0.114 | 0.097 | 0.000 | 0.111 | 0.167 |
| Bd_Size | 16,201 | 11.140 | 3.258 | 9.000 | 11.000 | 14.000 |
| Bd_IntM | 16,201 | 0.571 | 0.495 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Bd_RG | 5,306 | 14.688 | 2.526 | 13.000 | 15.000 | 16.000 |
| Bd_Meet | 4,385 | 7.061 | 2.734 | 5.000 | 6.000 | 8.000 |
| Moni_Meet | 4,385 | 4.325 | 1.885 | 3.000 | 4.000 | 5.250 |
| CEO_Incent | 16,162 | 0.175 | 0.174 | 0.040 | 0.125 | 0.259 |
| CEO_Owner | 12,854 | 2.710 | 5.902 | 0.172 | 0.540 | 1.840 |
| Firmsize | 16,201 | 7.453 | 1.588 | 6.305 | 7.319 | 8.490 |
| Bus_Seg | 16,201 | 3.081 | 2.146 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 4.000 |
| ROE | 16,201 | 0.088 | 0.375 | 0.046 | 0.114 | 0.185 |
| Return | 16,201 | 0.284 | 0.649 | −0.097 | 0.186 | 0.512 |
| BigN | 16,201 | 0.895 | 0.306 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| BM | 16,201 | 0.473 | 0.355 | 0.244 | 0.404 | 0.621 |
| Leverage | 16,201 | 0.514 | 0.228 | 0.352 | 0.515 | 0.661 |
| Firm_Age | 16,201 | 25.337 | 19.630 | 11.000 | 19.000 | 35.000 |
| RD | 16,201 | 0.034 | 0.060 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.045 |
| Return_Std | 16,201 | 0.026 | 0.013 | 0.017 | 0.023 | 0.032 |
| Insti_Owner | 16,201 | 0.614 | 0.351 | 0.417 | 0.740 | 0.892 |
| CEO_Overconf | 16,201 | 0.594 | 0.491 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| CEO_Age | 16,201 | 56.312 | 7.083 | 52.000 | 56.000 | 61.000 |
| CEO_Female | 16,201 | 0.033 | 0.179 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| CEO_Tenure | 16,201 | 6.465 | 5.613 | 3.000 | 5.000 | 8.000 |
Note(s): This table reports the sample size, mean, percentiles and standard deviations of our sample variables. The sample consists of 16,201 firm-year observations including 3,168 CEOs from 2000 to 2018. All continuous variables are winsorized at the first and 99th percentiles. Variable definitions are provided in Appendix
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