PSM Balance Test Results
| Variables | Unmatched | Mean | t-test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matched | Treated | Control | t | p>|t| | |
| Size | U | 9.594 | 9.523 | 1.84 | 0.065 |
| M | 9.599 | 9.613 | −0.24 | 0.810 | |
| ROA | U | 0.048 | 0.035 | 1.32 | 0.185 |
| M | 0.048 | 0.040 | 1.59 | 0.113 | |
| Leverage | U | 0.454 | 0.436 | 0.20 | 0.838 |
| M | 0.453 | 0.424 | 1.52 | 0.130 | |
| Growth | U | 0.086 | −0.030 | 0.43 | 0.665 |
| M | 0.085 | 0.136 | −0.55 | 0.586 | |
| TobinQ | U | 3.201 | 2.793 | 1.70 | 0.090 |
| M | 2.875 | 2.642 | 0.98 | 0.329 | |
| OwnershipCon | U | 58.872 | 59.128 | −0.26 | 0.793 |
| M | 59.032 | 58.894 | 0.10 | 0.923 | |
| SOE | U | 0.230 | 0.160 | 2.99 | 0.003 |
| M | 0.230 | 0.242 | −0.31 | 0.756 | |
| MgmtHolding | U | 0.510 | 0.667 | −5.30 | 0.000 |
| M | 0.512 | 0.488 | 0.53 | 0.597 | |
| CEODuality | U | 0.284 | 0.319 | −1.18 | 0.238 |
| M | 0.281 | 0.289 | −0.20 | 0.845 | |
| ExeAge | U | 46.984 | 49.869 | −6.88 | 0.000 |
| M | 47.016 | 47.188 | −0.27 | 0.786 | |
| ExeGender | U | 0.825 | 0.930 | −6.45 | 0.000 |
| M | 0.824 | 0.828 | −0.12 | 0.907 | |
| ExeEdu | U | 0.700 | 0.869 | −7.86 | 0.000 |
| M | 0.703 | 0.699 | 0.10 | 0.923 | |
| ExeOverseas | U | 0.117 | 0.097 | 1.07 | 0.284 |
| M | 0.117 | 0.160 | −1.41 | 0.160 | |
| ExeAcademic | U | 0.070 | 0.217 | −5.69 | 0.000 |
| M | 0.070 | 0.094 | −0.97 | 0.335 | |
| ExeFinBack | U | 0.160 | 0.083 | 4.39 | 0.000 |
| M | 0.160 | 0.141 | 0.62 | 0.537 | |
| Variables | Unmatched | Mean | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matched | Treated | Control | t | p>|t| | |
| U | 9.594 | 9.523 | 1.84 | 0.065 | |
| M | 9.599 | 9.613 | −0.24 | 0.810 | |
| U | 0.048 | 0.035 | 1.32 | 0.185 | |
| M | 0.048 | 0.040 | 1.59 | 0.113 | |
| U | 0.454 | 0.436 | 0.20 | 0.838 | |
| M | 0.453 | 0.424 | 1.52 | 0.130 | |
| U | 0.086 | −0.030 | 0.43 | 0.665 | |
| M | 0.085 | 0.136 | −0.55 | 0.586 | |
| U | 3.201 | 2.793 | 1.70 | 0.090 | |
| M | 2.875 | 2.642 | 0.98 | 0.329 | |
| U | 58.872 | 59.128 | −0.26 | 0.793 | |
| M | 59.032 | 58.894 | 0.10 | 0.923 | |
| U | 0.230 | 0.160 | 2.99 | 0.003 | |
| M | 0.230 | 0.242 | −0.31 | 0.756 | |
| U | 0.510 | 0.667 | −5.30 | 0.000 | |
| M | 0.512 | 0.488 | 0.53 | 0.597 | |
| U | 0.284 | 0.319 | −1.18 | 0.238 | |
| M | 0.281 | 0.289 | −0.20 | 0.845 | |
| U | 46.984 | 49.869 | −6.88 | 0.000 | |
| M | 47.016 | 47.188 | −0.27 | 0.786 | |
| U | 0.825 | 0.930 | −6.45 | 0.000 | |
| M | 0.824 | 0.828 | −0.12 | 0.907 | |
| U | 0.700 | 0.869 | −7.86 | 0.000 | |
| M | 0.703 | 0.699 | 0.10 | 0.923 | |
| U | 0.117 | 0.097 | 1.07 | 0.284 | |
| M | 0.117 | 0.160 | −1.41 | 0.160 | |
| U | 0.070 | 0.217 | −5.69 | 0.000 | |
| M | 0.070 | 0.094 | −0.97 | 0.335 | |
| U | 0.160 | 0.083 | 4.39 | 0.000 | |
| M | 0.160 | 0.141 | 0.62 | 0.537 | |
Note(s): This table reports the results of the PSM test. The t-test results show that the differences between the treated and the control samples after matching are all insignificant, which indicates that the matching effect is effective
Source(s): Appendix 2 by authors
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