Table III.

Main analysis

Dependent variableNon-audit fees to total fees ratioLog of audit feeLog of non-audit fee
 Model 1: ChairModel 2: DirectorsModel 1: ChairModel 2: DirectorsModel 1: ChairModel 2: Directors
 Coef.t-statCoef.t-statCoef.t-statCoef.t-statCoef.t-statCoef.t-stat
Test variables            
Affiliated alumni chair0.1283.004***  −0.148−2.691***  −0.248−0.544  
Unaffiliated alumni chair0.0050.198  −0.034−1.073  −0.473−1.272  
             
Affiliated alumni  0.0671.427  −0.086−1.811*  0.0280.136
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**−0.024−0.709−0.017−0.4610.0900.3590.1870.765
CFO is CPA−0.030−1.465−0.029−1.3810.0030.1040.0030.0820.0790.3280.1110.472
CFO affiliated with auditor0.0190.7140.0230.841−0.061−1.358−0.054−1.1450.0820.2520.1920.595
Log of boardsize0.0471.0250.0611.372−0.053−1.011−0.052−0.9340.4110.8390.4900.976
Board independence−0.043−0.583−0.032−0.4130.2022.124**0.1952.034**−0.240−0.268−0.210−0.236
Log of AC size0.0792.231**0.0822.211**0.0030.0590.0110.2160.7812.040**0.8252.126**
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 assets0.0672.775***0.0662.800***0.67918.968***0.67318.922***1.3605.010***1.3355.010***
Change in assets−0.034−0.504−0.038−0.5590.0940.9960.0750.764−1.069−1.378−1.129−1.494
Impaired loans−0.744−1.570−0.576−1.2081.2071.674*1.0441.462−4.723−0.801−4.324−0.702
Tier1 ratio−0.004−1.259−0.004−1.2540.0050.8820.0050.858−0.064−1.007−0.068−1.054
Commercial loans0.1431.6000.1381.5510.0770.4450.1290.7333.7592.570**3.9342.809***
Consumer loans−0.077−0.542−0.036−0.243−0.010−0.040−0.005−0.0191.4951.0161.7301.051
Real-estate loans0.0420.5050.0440.533−0.127−0.878−0.102−0.6911.1980.9621.3701.122
Other loans−0.383−0.347−0.541−0.4831.7060.7321.6280.6780.5450.058−0.251−0.023
Return on average assets0.0040.7380.0030.612−0.002−0.2680.000−0.051−0.089−1.493−0.090−1.382
Big 4 audit firm−0.004−0.195−0.006−0.2810.0742.329**0.0782.462**−0.465−1.521−0.406−1.419
Auditor change−0.047−1.795*−0.047−1.763*0.0060.2240.0070.283−0.577−1.720*−0.555−1.671*
M&A or restructuring−0.040−1.987**−0.044−2.100**0.0571.4320.0501.250−0.220−0.983−0.358−1.646
Material weakness−0.021−0.953−0.026−1.0660.1561.837*0.1451.705*0.2921.1160.1810.665
Restatement−0.041−1.902*−0.037−1.802*0.0290.8960.0290.907−0.247−1.005−0.240−0.998
             
Intercept−0.413−1.766*−0.453−1.926*1.1423.478***1.1793.663***−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_AUDITORp < 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

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