Main analysis
| Dependent variable | Non-audit fees to total fees ratio | Log of audit fee | Log of non-audit fee | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1: Chair | Model 2: Directors | Model 1: Chair | Model 2: Directors | Model 1: Chair | Model 2: Directors | |||||||
| Coef. | t-stat | Coef. | t-stat | Coef. | t-stat | Coef. | t-stat | Coef. | t-stat | Coef. | t-stat | |
| Test variables | ||||||||||||
| Affiliated alumni chair | 0.128 | 3.004*** | −0.148 | −2.691*** | −0.248 | −0.544 | ||||||
| Unaffiliated alumni chair | 0.005 | 0.198 | −0.034 | −1.073 | −0.473 | −1.272 | ||||||
| Affiliated alumni | 0.067 | 1.427 | −0.086 | −1.811* | 0.028 | 0.136 | ||||||
| Unaffiliated alumni | −0.015 | −0.588 | −0.052 | −1.260 | −0.186 | −0.973 | ||||||
| Control Variables | ||||||||||||
| Financial expert chair | −0.014 | −0.555 | −0.046 | −1.261 | −0.274 | −0.716 | ||||||
| Accounting expert chair | −0.016 | −0.787 | −0.016 | −0.438 | −0.139 | −0.518 | ||||||
| Financial expert | −0.005 | −0.203 | −0.064 | −1.615 | −0.471 | −1.352 | ||||||
| Accounting expert | −0.025 | −1.057 | −0.032 | −0.885 | −0.221 | −0.624 | ||||||
| CEO/chair duality | −0.031 | −1.695* | −0.034 | −1.788* | −0.057 | −2.091** | −0.056 | −2.075** | −0.279 | −1.187 | −0.272 | −1.159 |
| CEO is CPA | −0.057 | −2.269** | −0.053 | −2.073** | −0.024 | −0.709 | −0.017 | −0.461 | 0.090 | 0.359 | 0.187 | 0.765 |
| CFO is CPA | −0.030 | −1.465 | −0.029 | −1.381 | 0.003 | 0.104 | 0.003 | 0.082 | 0.079 | 0.328 | 0.111 | 0.472 |
| CFO affiliated with auditor | 0.019 | 0.714 | 0.023 | 0.841 | −0.061 | −1.358 | −0.054 | −1.145 | 0.082 | 0.252 | 0.192 | 0.595 |
| Log of boardsize | 0.047 | 1.025 | 0.061 | 1.372 | −0.053 | −1.011 | −0.052 | −0.934 | 0.411 | 0.839 | 0.490 | 0.976 |
| Board independence | −0.043 | −0.583 | −0.032 | −0.413 | 0.202 | 2.124** | 0.195 | 2.034** | −0.240 | −0.268 | −0.210 | −0.236 |
| Log of AC size | 0.079 | 2.231** | 0.082 | 2.211** | 0.003 | 0.059 | 0.011 | 0.216 | 0.781 | 2.040** | 0.825 | 2.126** |
| Proportion of women on AC | −0.002 | −0.033 | −0.010 | −0.182 | −0.034 | −0.284 | −0.019 | −0.154 | −0.678 | −0.789 | −0.599 | −0.697 |
| Log of total assets | 0.067 | 2.775*** | 0.066 | 2.800*** | 0.679 | 18.968*** | 0.673 | 18.922*** | 1.360 | 5.010*** | 1.335 | 5.010*** |
| Change in assets | −0.034 | −0.504 | −0.038 | −0.559 | 0.094 | 0.996 | 0.075 | 0.764 | −1.069 | −1.378 | −1.129 | −1.494 |
| Impaired loans | −0.744 | −1.570 | −0.576 | −1.208 | 1.207 | 1.674* | 1.044 | 1.462 | −4.723 | −0.801 | −4.324 | −0.702 |
| Tier1 ratio | −0.004 | −1.259 | −0.004 | −1.254 | 0.005 | 0.882 | 0.005 | 0.858 | −0.064 | −1.007 | −0.068 | −1.054 |
| Commercial loans | 0.143 | 1.600 | 0.138 | 1.551 | 0.077 | 0.445 | 0.129 | 0.733 | 3.759 | 2.570** | 3.934 | 2.809*** |
| Consumer loans | −0.077 | −0.542 | −0.036 | −0.243 | −0.010 | −0.040 | −0.005 | −0.019 | 1.495 | 1.016 | 1.730 | 1.051 |
| Real-estate loans | 0.042 | 0.505 | 0.044 | 0.533 | −0.127 | −0.878 | −0.102 | −0.691 | 1.198 | 0.962 | 1.370 | 1.122 |
| Other loans | −0.383 | −0.347 | −0.541 | −0.483 | 1.706 | 0.732 | 1.628 | 0.678 | 0.545 | 0.058 | −0.251 | −0.023 |
| Return on average assets | 0.004 | 0.738 | 0.003 | 0.612 | −0.002 | −0.268 | 0.000 | −0.051 | −0.089 | −1.493 | −0.090 | −1.382 |
| Big 4 audit firm | −0.004 | −0.195 | −0.006 | −0.281 | 0.074 | 2.329** | 0.078 | 2.462** | −0.465 | −1.521 | −0.406 | −1.419 |
| Auditor change | −0.047 | −1.795* | −0.047 | −1.763* | 0.006 | 0.224 | 0.007 | 0.283 | −0.577 | −1.720* | −0.555 | −1.671* |
| M&A or restructuring | −0.040 | −1.987** | −0.044 | −2.100** | 0.057 | 1.432 | 0.050 | 1.250 | −0.220 | −0.983 | −0.358 | −1.646 |
| Material weakness | −0.021 | −0.953 | −0.026 | −1.066 | 0.156 | 1.837* | 0.145 | 1.705* | 0.292 | 1.116 | 0.181 | 0.665 |
| Restatement | −0.041 | −1.902* | −0.037 | −1.802* | 0.029 | 0.896 | 0.029 | 0.907 | −0.247 | −1.005 | −0.240 | −0.998 |
| Intercept | −0.413 | −1.766* | −0.453 | −1.926* | 1.142 | 3.478*** | 1.179 | 3.663*** | −6.466 | −1.810* | −6.607 | −1.905* |
| Bank type fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Year Fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| βAFF_AUDITOR = βUNAFF_AUDITOR | p < 0.05 | p < 0.1 | p < 0.05 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | ||||||
| N | 663 | 663 | 663 | 663 | 663 | 663 | ||||||
| Adj. R2 | 0.232 | 0.238 | 0.894 | 0.896 | 0.353 | 0.352 | ||||||
| Dependent variable | Non-audit fees to total fees ratio | Log of audit fee | Log of non-audit fee | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1: Chair | Model 2: Directors | Model 1: Chair | Model 2: Directors | Model 1: Chair | Model 2: Directors | |||||||
| Coef. | Coef. | Coef. | Coef. | Coef. | Coef. | |||||||
| Affiliated alumni chair | 0.128 | 3.004*** | −0.148 | −2.691*** | −0.248 | −0.544 | ||||||
| Unaffiliated alumni chair | 0.005 | 0.198 | −0.034 | −1.073 | −0.473 | −1.272 | ||||||
| Affiliated alumni | 0.067 | 1.427 | −0.086 | −1.811* | 0.028 | 0.136 | ||||||
| Unaffiliated alumni | −0.015 | −0.588 | −0.052 | −1.260 | −0.186 | −0.973 | ||||||
| Financial expert chair | −0.014 | −0.555 | −0.046 | −1.261 | −0.274 | −0.716 | ||||||
| Accounting expert chair | −0.016 | −0.787 | −0.016 | −0.438 | −0.139 | −0.518 | ||||||
| Financial expert | −0.005 | −0.203 | −0.064 | −1.615 | −0.471 | −1.352 | ||||||
| Accounting expert | −0.025 | −1.057 | −0.032 | −0.885 | −0.221 | −0.624 | ||||||
| CEO/chair duality | −0.031 | −1.695* | −0.034 | −1.788* | −0.057 | −2.091** | −0.056 | −2.075** | −0.279 | −1.187 | −0.272 | −1.159 |
| CEO is CPA | −0.057 | −2.269** | −0.053 | −2.073** | −0.024 | −0.709 | −0.017 | −0.461 | 0.090 | 0.359 | 0.187 | 0.765 |
| CFO is CPA | −0.030 | −1.465 | −0.029 | −1.381 | 0.003 | 0.104 | 0.003 | 0.082 | 0.079 | 0.328 | 0.111 | 0.472 |
| CFO affiliated with auditor | 0.019 | 0.714 | 0.023 | 0.841 | −0.061 | −1.358 | −0.054 | −1.145 | 0.082 | 0.252 | 0.192 | 0.595 |
| Log of boardsize | 0.047 | 1.025 | 0.061 | 1.372 | −0.053 | −1.011 | −0.052 | −0.934 | 0.411 | 0.839 | 0.490 | 0.976 |
| Board independence | −0.043 | −0.583 | −0.032 | −0.413 | 0.202 | 2.124** | 0.195 | 2.034** | −0.240 | −0.268 | −0.210 | −0.236 |
| Log of AC size | 0.079 | 2.231** | 0.082 | 2.211** | 0.003 | 0.059 | 0.011 | 0.216 | 0.781 | 2.040** | 0.825 | 2.126** |
| Proportion of women on AC | −0.002 | −0.033 | −0.010 | −0.182 | −0.034 | −0.284 | −0.019 | −0.154 | −0.678 | −0.789 | −0.599 | −0.697 |
| Log of total assets | 0.067 | 2.775*** | 0.066 | 2.800*** | 0.679 | 18.968*** | 0.673 | 18.922*** | 1.360 | 5.010*** | 1.335 | 5.010*** |
| Change in assets | −0.034 | −0.504 | −0.038 | −0.559 | 0.094 | 0.996 | 0.075 | 0.764 | −1.069 | −1.378 | −1.129 | −1.494 |
| Impaired loans | −0.744 | −1.570 | −0.576 | −1.208 | 1.207 | 1.674* | 1.044 | 1.462 | −4.723 | −0.801 | −4.324 | −0.702 |
| Tier1 ratio | −0.004 | −1.259 | −0.004 | −1.254 | 0.005 | 0.882 | 0.005 | 0.858 | −0.064 | −1.007 | −0.068 | −1.054 |
| Commercial loans | 0.143 | 1.600 | 0.138 | 1.551 | 0.077 | 0.445 | 0.129 | 0.733 | 3.759 | 2.570** | 3.934 | 2.809*** |
| Consumer loans | −0.077 | −0.542 | −0.036 | −0.243 | −0.010 | −0.040 | −0.005 | −0.019 | 1.495 | 1.016 | 1.730 | 1.051 |
| Real-estate loans | 0.042 | 0.505 | 0.044 | 0.533 | −0.127 | −0.878 | −0.102 | −0.691 | 1.198 | 0.962 | 1.370 | 1.122 |
| Other loans | −0.383 | −0.347 | −0.541 | −0.483 | 1.706 | 0.732 | 1.628 | 0.678 | 0.545 | 0.058 | −0.251 | −0.023 |
| Return on average assets | 0.004 | 0.738 | 0.003 | 0.612 | −0.002 | −0.268 | 0.000 | −0.051 | −0.089 | −1.493 | −0.090 | −1.382 |
| Big 4 audit firm | −0.004 | −0.195 | −0.006 | −0.281 | 0.074 | 2.329** | 0.078 | 2.462** | −0.465 | −1.521 | −0.406 | −1.419 |
| Auditor change | −0.047 | −1.795* | −0.047 | −1.763* | 0.006 | 0.224 | 0.007 | 0.283 | −0.577 | −1.720* | −0.555 | −1.671* |
| M&A or restructuring | −0.040 | −1.987** | −0.044 | −2.100** | 0.057 | 1.432 | 0.050 | 1.250 | −0.220 | −0.983 | −0.358 | −1.646 |
| Material weakness | −0.021 | −0.953 | −0.026 | −1.066 | 0.156 | 1.837* | 0.145 | 1.705* | 0.292 | 1.116 | 0.181 | 0.665 |
| Restatement | −0.041 | −1.902* | −0.037 | −1.802* | 0.029 | 0.896 | 0.029 | 0.907 | −0.247 | −1.005 | −0.240 | −0.998 |
| Intercept | −0.413 | −1.766* | −0.453 | −1.926* | 1.142 | 3.478*** | 1.179 | 3.663*** | −6.466 | −1.810* | −6.607 | −1.905* |
| Bank type fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Year Fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | |||||||||
| N | 663 | 663 | 663 | 663 | 663 | 663 | ||||||
| 0.232 | 0.238 | 0.894 | 0.896 | 0.353 | 0.352 | |||||||
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