Table A2.

Identification strategy and variable coding

Test variablesIntroduction of gender quota at the first renewal of the board of directors
2012201320142015201620172018
FIRM 1 – First mandatory adopter, Industry X
Mandatory gender quotaNOYESYESYESYESYESYES
Post0111111
Mandatory adopters1111111
First adopters1111111
FIRM 2 – First voluntary adopter, Industry Y
Mandatory gender quotaNOYESYESYESYESYESYES
Post0111111
Mandatory adopters0000000
First adopters
FIRM 3 – Second mandatory adopter, Industry Z
Mandatory gender quotaNONOYESYESYESYESYES
Post0011111
Mandatory adopters1111111
First adopters0000000
FIRM 4 – Second voluntary adopter, Industry V
Mandatory gender quotaNONOYESYESYESYESYES
Post0011111
Mandatory adopters0000000
First adopters
FIRM 5 – Third mandatory adopter, Industry W
Mandatory gender quotaNONONOYESYESYESYES
Post0001111
Mandatory adopters1111111
First adopters0000000
FIRM 5 – Third voluntary adopter, Industry R
Mandatory gender quotaNONONOYESYESYESYES
Post0001111
Mandatory adopters0000000
First adopters
 Year fixed effects: control for average level of corporate governance quality in each year
 Industry fixed effects: control for average level of corporate governance quality in Industries X, Y, Z, V, W and R

Note:

Following Christensen et al. (2013) 

Source: Authors’ own creation

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