Change of political connections
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | ΔETR | CashETR | ||||||
| Prospect | −0.024* | −0.024* | −0.041*** | −0.040*** | −0.076*** | −0.075*** | −0.072*** | −0.071*** |
| (0.068) | (0.055) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| New_PC_Board | 0.033** | −0.001 | −0.086*** | −0.015* | ||||
| (0.023) | (0.967) | (0.000) | (0.096) | |||||
| Prospect × New_PC_Board | 0.074** | 0.089** | 0.088*** | 0.094*** | ||||
| (0.046) | (0.023) | (0.003) | (0.001) | |||||
| New_PC_MGT | 0.051* | 0.021 | −0.063*** | 0.003 | ||||
| (0.068) | (0.376) | (0.001) | (0.885) | |||||
| Prospect × New_PC_MGT | 0.264* | 0.337*** | 0.295*** | 0.302*** | ||||
| (0.059) | (0.002) | (0.001) | (0.002) | |||||
| Defend | 0.008 | 0.013 | −0.006 | −0.004 | −0.004 | −0.001 | −0.001 | 0.002 |
| (0.423) | (0.186) | (0.501) | (0.593) | (0.750) | (0.907) | (0.888) | (0.810) | |
| Defend × New_PC_Board | 0.031 | 0.005 | 0.020 | 0.028 | ||||
| (0.518) | (0.919) | (0.516) | (0.345) | |||||
| Defend × New_PC_MGT | −0.104 | −0.060 | −0.084*** | −0.066** | ||||
| (0.238) | (0.146) | (0.002) | (0.014) | |||||
| ΔSize | 0.026*** | 0.027*** | 0.007*** | 0.007*** | −0.007** | −0.008*** | 0.006** | 0.006** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.016) | (0.008) | (0.043) | (0.049) | |
| ΔROA | 0.123*** | 0.126*** | 0.133*** | 0.136*** | −0.146*** | −0.142*** | −0.339*** | −0.335*** |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| ΔDebt | −0.041* | −0.041* | −0.012 | −0.013 | 0.060* | 0.060* | −0.003 | −0.003 |
| (0.098) | (0.096) | (0.588) | (0.583) | (0.058) | (0.058) | (0.903) | (0.902) | |
| ΔIntan | −0.009 | −0.006 | −0.055 | −0.055 | −0.037 | −0.043 | 0.038 | 0.038 |
| (0.802) | (0.869) | (0.130) | (0.125) | (0.474) | (0.409) | (0.431) | (0.431) | |
| ΔInventory | −0.086*** | −0.087*** | −0.059*** | −0.058*** | 0.121*** | 0.121*** | −0.006 | −0.006 |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.801) | (0.791) | |
| ΔCross_list | −0.054*** | −0.057*** | −0.007 | −0.008 | 0.053*** | 0.056*** | 0.002 | 0.001 |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.491) | (0.422) | (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.919) | (0.948) | |
| Constant | −0.677*** | −0.680*** | −0.161*** | −0.157*** | 0.412*** | 0.422*** | 0.829*** | 0.833*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| Industries | Included | Included | Included | Included | ||||
| Years | Included | Included | Included | Included | ||||
| Cluster | Firms | Firms | Firms | Firms | Firms | Firms | Firms | Firms |
| Observations | 11,247 | 11,247 | 10,830 | 10,830 | 11,247 | 11,247 | 10,830 | 10,830 |
| R-squared | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.353 | 0.354 | 0.013 | 0.010 | 0.438 | 0.438 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | ΔETR | CashETR | ||||||
| Prospect | −0.024* | −0.024* | −0.041*** | −0.040*** | −0.076*** | −0.075*** | −0.072*** | −0.071*** |
| (0.068) | (0.055) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| New_PC_Board | 0.033** | −0.001 | −0.086*** | −0.015* | ||||
| (0.023) | (0.967) | (0.000) | (0.096) | |||||
| Prospect × New_PC_Board | 0.074** | 0.089** | 0.088*** | 0.094*** | ||||
| (0.046) | (0.023) | (0.003) | (0.001) | |||||
| New_PC_MGT | 0.051* | 0.021 | −0.063*** | 0.003 | ||||
| (0.068) | (0.376) | (0.001) | (0.885) | |||||
| Prospect × New_PC_MGT | 0.264* | 0.337*** | 0.295*** | 0.302*** | ||||
| (0.059) | (0.002) | (0.001) | (0.002) | |||||
| Defend | 0.008 | 0.013 | −0.006 | −0.004 | −0.004 | −0.001 | −0.001 | 0.002 |
| (0.423) | (0.186) | (0.501) | (0.593) | (0.750) | (0.907) | (0.888) | (0.810) | |
| Defend × New_PC_Board | 0.031 | 0.005 | 0.020 | 0.028 | ||||
| (0.518) | (0.919) | (0.516) | (0.345) | |||||
| Defend × New_PC_MGT | −0.104 | −0.060 | −0.084*** | −0.066** | ||||
| (0.238) | (0.146) | (0.002) | (0.014) | |||||
| ΔSize | 0.026*** | 0.027*** | 0.007*** | 0.007*** | −0.007** | −0.008*** | 0.006** | 0.006** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.016) | (0.008) | (0.043) | (0.049) | |
| ΔROA | 0.123*** | 0.126*** | 0.133*** | 0.136*** | −0.146*** | −0.142*** | −0.339*** | −0.335*** |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| ΔDebt | −0.041* | −0.041* | −0.012 | −0.013 | 0.060* | 0.060* | −0.003 | −0.003 |
| (0.098) | (0.096) | (0.588) | (0.583) | (0.058) | (0.058) | (0.903) | (0.902) | |
| ΔIntan | −0.009 | −0.006 | −0.055 | −0.055 | −0.037 | −0.043 | 0.038 | 0.038 |
| (0.802) | (0.869) | (0.130) | (0.125) | (0.474) | (0.409) | (0.431) | (0.431) | |
| ΔInventory | −0.086*** | −0.087*** | −0.059*** | −0.058*** | 0.121*** | 0.121*** | −0.006 | −0.006 |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.801) | (0.791) | |
| ΔCross_list | −0.054*** | −0.057*** | −0.007 | −0.008 | 0.053*** | 0.056*** | 0.002 | 0.001 |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.491) | (0.422) | (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.919) | (0.948) | |
| Constant | −0.677*** | −0.680*** | −0.161*** | −0.157*** | 0.412*** | 0.422*** | 0.829*** | 0.833*** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| Industries | Included | Included | Included | Included | ||||
| Years | Included | Included | Included | Included | ||||
| Cluster | Firms | Firms | Firms | Firms | Firms | Firms | Firms | Firms |
| Observations | 11,247 | 11,247 | 10,830 | 10,830 | 11,247 | 11,247 | 10,830 | 10,830 |
| 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.353 | 0.354 | 0.013 | 0.010 | 0.438 | 0.438 | |
Note(s): 1. The dependent measures and independent variables are defined in Appendix
2. p-values are presented in parentheses
3. ***, ** and * denote statistical significance at the 1, 5, and 10% levels, respectively
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