Results concerning the effect of women on board on firm performance (main model and year-by-year results)
| (1) Model [1] | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLS with year and industry dummies | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
| Women on board | −5.264*** | −8.948*** | −5.621** | −7.401*** | −1.943 | −5.057* | −2.139 |
| (1.139) | (2.772) | (2.610) | (2.678) | (2.663) | (2.931) | (3.170) | |
| Age board (log) | 1.528 | 1.993 | 1.245 | 2.848 | 3.105 | 2.112 | −1.932 |
| (1.301) | (3.087) | (2.756) | (2.970) | (3.523) | (3.369) | (3.678) | |
| R&D expenses | −17.20*** | −20.85*** | −14.30*** | −13.93*** | −19.54*** | −19.13*** | −15.76*** |
| (2.110) | (5.672) | (4.612) | (4.780) | (5.293) | (5.326) | (5.597) | |
| Patent expenses | −18.37*** | −13.74*** | −11.28* | −26.90*** | −27.02** | −22.23*** | −23.40** |
| (3.183) | (5.066) | (5.990) | (8.286) | (11.609) | (8.569) | (10.985) | |
| Licensing expenses | −9.659 | −17.969 | −0.347 | −23.531 | −17.153 | 9.654 | 4.233 |
| (6.027) | (14.997) | (7.100) | (14.558) | (16.962) | (13.480) | (16.514) | |
| Tangibility | 5.957*** | 7.448** | 7.031** | 7.918*** | 3.593 | 10.659*** | −1.531 |
| (1.306) | (2.927) | (2.908) | (2.747) | (3.436) | (3.247) | (3.838) | |
| Cash Holding | 4.822*** | 8.632*** | 9.575*** | 4.651 | 0.744 | 2.745 | 1.790 |
| (1.225) | (2.819) | (2.605) | (3.020) | (3.427) | (3.119) | (3.253) | |
| Size | 0.406** | 0.932** | 1.023** | 0.313 | −0.221 | 0.547 | −0.293 |
| (0.177) | (0.408) | (0.425) | (0.432) | (0.436) | (0.454) | (0.468) | |
| Long term debt | −9.483*** | −10.02*** | −8.710*** | −7.340*** | −7.260*** | −12.13*** | −11.66*** |
| (0.798) | (1.787) | (1.738) | (1.910) | (1.903) | (2.289) | (2.258) | |
| Age (log) | 4.086*** | 4.903*** | 3.779*** | 4.068*** | 4.078*** | 3.680*** | 4.786*** |
| (0.282) | (0.782) | (0.718) | (0.684) | (0.703) | (0.648) | (0.693) | |
| Dummy Listing | 1.841** | −0.851 | 1.764 | 2.499 | 1.506 | 3.583** | 2.376 |
| (0.932) | (2.504) | (1.616) | (2.163) | (2.871) | (1.812) | (2.565) | |
| Dummy Delisting | −27.14*** | −33.76*** | −22.982 | −32.057* | −33.553* | −22.195* | −21.551 |
| (7.209) | (2.482) | (17.762) | (19.270) | (18.591) | (12.787) | (15.469) | |
| Dummy South | 4.508*** | 5.112*** | 5.308*** | 5.112*** | 4.126*** | 2.236* | 5.084*** |
| (0.414) | (0.930) | (0.890) | (0.968) | (1.045) | (1.143) | (1.125) | |
| R2 | 0.078 | 0.117 | 0.102 | 0.080 | 0.069 | 0.080 | 0.078 |
| Observations | 12,173 | 2,021 | 2,111 | 2,096 | 2,065 | 1,998 | 1,882 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLS with year and industry dummies | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
| (1.139) | (2.772) | (2.610) | (2.678) | (2.663) | (2.931) | (3.170) | |
| Age board (log) | 1.528 | 1.993 | 1.245 | 2.848 | 3.105 | 2.112 | −1.932 |
| (1.301) | (3.087) | (2.756) | (2.970) | (3.523) | (3.369) | (3.678) | |
| R&D expenses | −17.20*** | −20.85*** | −14.30*** | −13.93*** | −19.54*** | −19.13*** | −15.76*** |
| (2.110) | (5.672) | (4.612) | (4.780) | (5.293) | (5.326) | (5.597) | |
| Patent expenses | −18.37*** | −13.74*** | −11.28* | −26.90*** | −27.02** | −22.23*** | −23.40** |
| (3.183) | (5.066) | (5.990) | (8.286) | (11.609) | (8.569) | (10.985) | |
| Licensing expenses | −9.659 | −17.969 | −0.347 | −23.531 | −17.153 | 9.654 | 4.233 |
| (6.027) | (14.997) | (7.100) | (14.558) | (16.962) | (13.480) | (16.514) | |
| Tangibility | 5.957*** | 7.448** | 7.031** | 7.918*** | 3.593 | 10.659*** | −1.531 |
| (1.306) | (2.927) | (2.908) | (2.747) | (3.436) | (3.247) | (3.838) | |
| Cash Holding | 4.822*** | 8.632*** | 9.575*** | 4.651 | 0.744 | 2.745 | 1.790 |
| (1.225) | (2.819) | (2.605) | (3.020) | (3.427) | (3.119) | (3.253) | |
| Size | 0.406** | 0.932** | 1.023** | 0.313 | −0.221 | 0.547 | −0.293 |
| (0.177) | (0.408) | (0.425) | (0.432) | (0.436) | (0.454) | (0.468) | |
| Long term debt | −9.483*** | −10.02*** | −8.710*** | −7.340*** | −7.260*** | −12.13*** | −11.66*** |
| (0.798) | (1.787) | (1.738) | (1.910) | (1.903) | (2.289) | (2.258) | |
| Age (log) | 4.086*** | 4.903*** | 3.779*** | 4.068*** | 4.078*** | 3.680*** | 4.786*** |
| (0.282) | (0.782) | (0.718) | (0.684) | (0.703) | (0.648) | (0.693) | |
| Dummy Listing | 1.841** | −0.851 | 1.764 | 2.499 | 1.506 | 3.583** | 2.376 |
| (0.932) | (2.504) | (1.616) | (2.163) | (2.871) | (1.812) | (2.565) | |
| Dummy Delisting | −27.14*** | −33.76*** | −22.982 | −32.057* | −33.553* | −22.195* | −21.551 |
| (7.209) | (2.482) | (17.762) | (19.270) | (18.591) | (12.787) | (15.469) | |
| Dummy South | 4.508*** | 5.112*** | 5.308*** | 5.112*** | 4.126*** | 2.236* | 5.084*** |
| (0.414) | (0.930) | (0.890) | (0.968) | (1.045) | (1.143) | (1.125) | |
| 0.078 | 0.117 | 0.102 | 0.080 | 0.069 | 0.080 | 0.078 | |
| Observations | 12,173 | 2,021 | 2,111 | 2,096 | 2,065 | 1,998 | 1,882 |
Note(s): For a description of variables, see Table 1. Year and Industry dummies are included in the model although not reported. Robust standard errors are reported in brackets. ***: denotes significance at the 1% level; **: denotes significance at the 5% level; *: denotes significance at the 10% level. The variable “Women on Board” is the number of women on board divided by the total number of board members
Source(s): Authors' own work
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