Lasso selection and Lasso reference models
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | |
| Panel A: Lasso selection models | |||||||||
| PCO_OPT | −0.0042 | −0.0046 | −0.0005 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| NCO_OPT | – | – | – | −0.0004 | −0.0005 | −0.0002 | – | – | – |
| RCO_OPT | – | – | – | – | – | – | −0.0046 | −0.0048 | – |
| SIZE | −0.0016 | −0.0020 | −0.0007 | −0.0014 | −0.0015 | −0.0006 | −0.0016 | −0.0019 | −0.0007 |
| LEV | 0.0116 | 0.0135 | 0.0013 | 0.0116 | 0.0137 | 0.0009 | 0.0120 | 0.0135 | 0.0013 |
| CASH | −0.0104 | −0.0147 | X | −0.0113 | −0.0143 | X | −0.0113 | −0.0147 | X |
| TOBINQ | 0.0016 | 0.0022 | X | 0.0018 | 0.0024 | X | 0.0018 | 0.0023 | X |
| ROA | 0.0039 | 0.0038 | X | 0.0043 | 0.0057 | X | 0.0047 | 0.0045 | X |
| CEO_DUALITY | −0.0001 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| LNCEO_TENURE | X | X | X | −0.0005 | −0.0016 | X | −0.0001 | X | X |
| LNBOARD_SIZE | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| BOARD_INDEP | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| LNANALYSTS | −0.0020 | −0.0021 | −0.0006 | −0.0021 | −0.0025 | −0.0006 | −0.0022 | −0.0022 | −0.0006 |
| RELATIVESIZE | 0.0006 | X | X | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | X | 0.0009 | X | X |
| ALLCASH | 0.0011 | 0.0005 | X | 0.0013 | 0.0019 | X | 0.0014 | 0.0009 | X |
| ALLSTOCK | −0.0111 | −0.0126 | −0.0048 | −0.0111 | −0.0121 | −0.0049 | −0.0112 | −0.0125 | −0.0048 |
| RELATEDBID | −0.0003 | X | X | −0.0004 | −0.0004 | X | −0.0006 | X | X |
| TENDEROFFER | −0.0034 | −0.0033 | X | −0.0038 | −0.0050 | X | −0.0040 | −0.0038 | X |
| COMPETINGBID | −0.0011 | X | X | −0.0018 | −0.0021 | X | −0.0020 | X | X |
| Year fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Industry fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| N | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 |
| Panel B: Lasso inference models | |||||||||
| PCO_OPT | −0.0071*** | −0.0071*** | −0.0074*** | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | |||||||
| NCO_OPT | – | – | – | −0.0007*** | −0.0007*** | −0.0007*** | – | – | – |
| (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | |||||||
| RCO_OPT | – | – | – | – | – | – | −0.0064** | −0.0064** | −0.0068*** |
| (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | |||||||
| Controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Year fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Industry fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| N | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | |
| PCO_OPT | −0.0042 | −0.0046 | −0.0005 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| NCO_OPT | – | – | – | −0.0004 | −0.0005 | −0.0002 | – | – | – |
| RCO_OPT | – | – | – | – | – | – | −0.0046 | −0.0048 | – |
| SIZE | −0.0016 | −0.0020 | −0.0007 | −0.0014 | −0.0015 | −0.0006 | −0.0016 | −0.0019 | −0.0007 |
| LEV | 0.0116 | 0.0135 | 0.0013 | 0.0116 | 0.0137 | 0.0009 | 0.0120 | 0.0135 | 0.0013 |
| CASH | −0.0104 | −0.0147 | X | −0.0113 | −0.0143 | X | −0.0113 | −0.0147 | X |
| TOBINQ | 0.0016 | 0.0022 | X | 0.0018 | 0.0024 | X | 0.0018 | 0.0023 | X |
| ROA | 0.0039 | 0.0038 | X | 0.0043 | 0.0057 | X | 0.0047 | 0.0045 | X |
| CEO_DUALITY | −0.0001 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| LNCEO_TENURE | X | X | X | −0.0005 | −0.0016 | X | −0.0001 | X | X |
| LNBOARD_SIZE | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| BOARD_INDEP | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| LNANALYSTS | −0.0020 | −0.0021 | −0.0006 | −0.0021 | −0.0025 | −0.0006 | −0.0022 | −0.0022 | −0.0006 |
| RELATIVESIZE | 0.0006 | X | X | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | X | 0.0009 | X | X |
| ALLCASH | 0.0011 | 0.0005 | X | 0.0013 | 0.0019 | X | 0.0014 | 0.0009 | X |
| ALLSTOCK | −0.0111 | −0.0126 | −0.0048 | −0.0111 | −0.0121 | −0.0049 | −0.0112 | −0.0125 | −0.0048 |
| RELATEDBID | −0.0003 | X | X | −0.0004 | −0.0004 | X | −0.0006 | X | X |
| TENDEROFFER | −0.0034 | −0.0033 | X | −0.0038 | −0.0050 | X | −0.0040 | −0.0038 | X |
| COMPETINGBID | −0.0011 | X | X | −0.0018 | −0.0021 | X | −0.0020 | X | X |
| Year fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Industry fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | |
| PCO_OPT | −0.0071*** | −0.0071*** | −0.0074*** | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | |||||||
| NCO_OPT | – | – | – | −0.0007*** | −0.0007*** | −0.0007*** | – | – | – |
| (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | |||||||
| RCO_OPT | – | – | – | – | – | – | −0.0064** | −0.0064** | −0.0068*** |
| (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | |||||||
| Controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Year fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Industry fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | |
Note(s): This table presents the results of the Lasso selection model for board co-option and acquisition performance. The Lasso model selection method (Panel A) is used to estimate effects for potential independent and control variables to be included in the model. Model 1 uses adaptive Lasso selection model; Model 2 is Lasso selection model with cross-validation method; Model 3 employs plug-in method. Omitted variables by the Lasso selection are denoted as (X). Panel B presents Lasso inference models based on double-selection Lasso regression
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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