Table 2 Comparison of matching...

Table 2

Comparison of matching characteristics between treatment and control groups

Matching characteristics	Group	Observations	Mean	p-value (t-test)
In-degree centrality	Treatment	76	11.66	0.97
In-degree centrality	Control	76	12.01
Out-degree centrality	Treatment	76	6.36	0.39
Out-degree centrality	Control	76	7.84
Ego network density	Treatment	76	0.97	0.25
Ego network density	Control	76	1.40
Log assets	Treatment	76	16.82	0.66
Log assets	Control	76	16.89
Log employees	Treatment	76	10.55	0.74
Log employees	Control	76	10.61
Log inventory	Treatment	76	14.43	0.68
Log inventory	Control	76	14.51
Return-on-assets	Treatment	76	2.97	0.75
Return-on-assets	Control	76	2.73
COGS-to-sales	Treatment	76	0.65	0.97
COGS-to-sales	Control	76	0.65
Cash-to-assets	Treatment	76	0.15	0.61
Cash-to-assets	Control	76	0.16
Leverage	Treatment	76	1.90	0.52
Leverage	Control	76	2.05

Matching characteristics	Group	Observations	Mean	p-value (t-test)
In-degree centrality	Treatment	76	11.66	0.97
In-degree centrality	Control	76	12.01
Out-degree centrality	Treatment	76	6.36	0.39
Out-degree centrality	Control	76	7.84
Ego network density	Treatment	76	0.97	0.25
Ego network density	Control	76	1.40
Log assets	Treatment	76	16.82	0.66
Log assets	Control	76	16.89
Log employees	Treatment	76	10.55	0.74
Log employees	Control	76	10.61
Log inventory	Treatment	76	14.43	0.68
Log inventory	Control	76	14.51
Return-on-assets	Treatment	76	2.97	0.75
Return-on-assets	Control	76	2.73
COGS-to-sales	Treatment	76	0.65	0.97
COGS-to-sales	Control	76	0.65
Cash-to-assets	Treatment	76	0.15	0.61
Cash-to-assets	Control	76	0.16
Leverage	Treatment	76	1.90	0.52
Leverage	Control	76	2.05