Summary statistics of the matched sample
| Variables | Full sample (N = 7,578) | MBE = 1 (N = 3,789) | MBE = 0 (N = 3,789) | Mean difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Difference | p-value | |
| MBE | 0.496 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 |
| BHAR[−1, 1] | 0.000 | −0.002 | 0.003 | 0.000 | −0.002 | −0.005 | 0.005 | 0.000 |
| BHAR[−2, 2] | 0.002 | −0.002 | 0.005 | 0.000 | −0.001 | −0.005 | 0.006 | 0.000 |
| BHAR[−3, 3] | 0.003 | −0.003 | 0.006 | −0.001 | −0.001 | −0.006 | 0.007 | 0.000 |
| BHAR[−5, 5] | 0.005 | −0.003 | 0.008 | 0.000 | 0.001 | −0.006 | 0.007 | 0.000 |
| BHAR[−10, 10] | 0.007 | −0.005 | 0.011 | −0.001 | 0.003 | −0.009 | 0.009 | 0.000 |
| Surprise | −0.002 | 0.000 | 0.005 | 0.002 | −0.009 | −0.004 | 0.014 | 0.000 |
| Analyst | 12.247 | 9.000 | 12.269 | 9.000 | 12.225 | 9.000 | 0.044 | 0.855 |
| GVT | 0.586 | 1.000 | 0.582 | 1.000 | 0.590 | 1.000 | −0.008 | 0.470 |
| ROA | 0.055 | 0.047 | 0.056 | 0.047 | 0.054 | 0.046 | 0.001 | 0.234 |
| ETP | 0.042 | 0.035 | 0.042 | 0.036 | 0.041 | 0.034 | 0.001 | 0.531 |
| Size | 22.782 | 22.568 | 22.763 | 22.584 | 22.802 | 22.557 | −0.039 | 0.245 |
| MTB | 2.748 | 2.075 | 2.787 | 2.102 | 2.710 | 2.053 | 0.077 | 0.240 |
| Leverage | 0.485 | 0.489 | 0.483 | 0.486 | 0.486 | 0.492 | −0.003 | 0.509 |
| CFO | 0.068 | 0.064 | 0.069 | 0.066 | 0.067 | 0.063 | 0.002 | 0.591 |
| Prior stock return | 0.032 | 0.006 | 0.032 | 0.009 | 0.032 | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.884 |
| Variables | Full sample ( | Mean difference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Difference | ||
| 0.496 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | |
| 0.000 | −0.002 | 0.003 | 0.000 | −0.002 | −0.005 | 0.005 | 0.000 | |
| 0.002 | −0.002 | 0.005 | 0.000 | −0.001 | −0.005 | 0.006 | 0.000 | |
| 0.003 | −0.003 | 0.006 | −0.001 | −0.001 | −0.006 | 0.007 | 0.000 | |
| 0.005 | −0.003 | 0.008 | 0.000 | 0.001 | −0.006 | 0.007 | 0.000 | |
| 0.007 | −0.005 | 0.011 | −0.001 | 0.003 | −0.009 | 0.009 | 0.000 | |
| −0.002 | 0.000 | 0.005 | 0.002 | −0.009 | −0.004 | 0.014 | 0.000 | |
| 12.247 | 9.000 | 12.269 | 9.000 | 12.225 | 9.000 | 0.044 | 0.855 | |
| 0.586 | 1.000 | 0.582 | 1.000 | 0.590 | 1.000 | −0.008 | 0.470 | |
| 0.055 | 0.047 | 0.056 | 0.047 | 0.054 | 0.046 | 0.001 | 0.234 | |
| 0.042 | 0.035 | 0.042 | 0.036 | 0.041 | 0.034 | 0.001 | 0.531 | |
| 22.782 | 22.568 | 22.763 | 22.584 | 22.802 | 22.557 | −0.039 | 0.245 | |
| 2.748 | 2.075 | 2.787 | 2.102 | 2.710 | 2.053 | 0.077 | 0.240 | |
| 0.485 | 0.489 | 0.483 | 0.486 | 0.486 | 0.492 | −0.003 | 0.509 | |
| 0.068 | 0.064 | 0.069 | 0.066 | 0.067 | 0.063 | 0.002 | 0.591 | |
| 0.032 | 0.006 | 0.032 | 0.009 | 0.032 | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.884 | |
Note(s): This table presents the summary statistics for the matched sample. We match each MBE firm with a non-MBE firm based on Analyst, GVT, ROA, ETP, Size, MTB, Leverage, CFO, Prior stock return, year and industry using one-to-one nearest neighbor matching without replacement and with a small caliper value of 0.01
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