Additional analysis result
| Panel A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 (dependent: CAR3) | ||||||
| Income increasing | Income decreasing | |||||
| Variable | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| |
| CAR3lag 1 | 0.0382637 | 0.38 | 0.702 | 0.0533614 | 0.54 | 0.587 |
| ES | 0.2425511*** | 4.42 | 0.000 | 0.2095136*** | 4.07 | 0.000 |
| ABSEM | 0.0027346 | 0.35 | 0.725 | 0.0005609 | 0.07 | 0.942 |
| sqES*EM*IncreasingEM | 1.331705 | 0.80 | 0.424 | |||
| sqES*EM*DecreasingEM | 0.9154947*** | 2.47 | 0.014 | |||
| ROA | −0.3807645*** | −3.35 | 0.001 | −0.3468836*** | −3.20 | 0.001 |
| WC | −0.2595133*** | −3.54 | 0.000 | −0.2410026*** | −3.42 | 0.001 |
| Growth2 | 0.0320514*** | 2.75 | 0.006 | 0.0304254*** | 2.70 | 0.007 |
| sqrtCR | 0.0845969** | 2.49 | 0.013 | 0.0639201* | 1.93 | 0.054 |
| Y2020 | 0.0064162 | 0.57 | 0.571 | 0.0084994 | 0.77 | 0.439 |
| Y2021 | −0.0084738 | −0.83 | 0.408 | −0.0048723 | −0.49 | 0.622 |
| Y2022 | 0.0068954 | 0.77 | 0.441 | 0.0109491 | 1.24 | 0.215 |
| Sargan test | χ2 = 6.139928, p-value: 0.6316 | χ2 = 5.163263, p-value: 0.7400 | ||||
| AR(1) test (p-value) | z-value: −2.0275, p-value: 0.0426 | z-value: −2.0217, p-value: 0.0432 | ||||
| AR(2) test (p-value) | z-value: −1.2893, p-value: 0.1973 | z-value: −1.5248, p-value: 0.1278 | ||||
| Panel A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 (dependent: CAR3) | ||||||
| Income increasing | Income decreasing | |||||
| Variable | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| |
| CAR3lag 1 | 0.0382637 | 0.38 | 0.702 | 0.0533614 | 0.54 | 0.587 |
| ES | 0.2425511*** | 4.42 | 0.000 | 0.2095136*** | 4.07 | 0.000 |
| ABSEM | 0.0027346 | 0.35 | 0.725 | 0.0005609 | 0.07 | 0.942 |
| sqES*EM*IncreasingEM | 1.331705 | 0.80 | 0.424 | |||
| sqES*EM*DecreasingEM | 0.9154947*** | 2.47 | 0.014 | |||
| ROA | −0.3807645*** | −3.35 | 0.001 | −0.3468836*** | −3.20 | 0.001 |
| WC | −0.2595133*** | −3.54 | 0.000 | −0.2410026*** | −3.42 | 0.001 |
| Growth2 | 0.0320514*** | 2.75 | 0.006 | 0.0304254*** | 2.70 | 0.007 |
| sqrtCR | 0.0845969** | 2.49 | 0.013 | 0.0639201* | 1.93 | 0.054 |
| Y2020 | 0.0064162 | 0.57 | 0.571 | 0.0084994 | 0.77 | 0.439 |
| Y2021 | −0.0084738 | −0.83 | 0.408 | −0.0048723 | −0.49 | 0.622 |
| Y2022 | 0.0068954 | 0.77 | 0.441 | 0.0109491 | 1.24 | 0.215 |
| Sargan test | ||||||
| AR(1) test ( | z-value: −2.0275, | z-value: −2.0217, | ||||
| AR(2) test ( | z-value: −1.2893, | z-value: −1.5248, | ||||
| Panel B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 (dependent: CAR3) | ||||||
| Income increasing | Income decreasing | |||||
| Variable | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| |
| CAR3lag 1 | 0.0502997 | 0.49 | 0.623 | 0.065164 | 0.65 | 0.514 |
| ES | 0.2455464*** | 4.43 | 0.000 | 0.2494559*** | 4.67 | 0.000 |
| ABSEM | 0.0020182 | 0.26 | 0.798 | −0.0005629 | −0.07 | 0.942 |
| ESG | 0.0005448 | 0.71 | 0.475 | 0.0007107 | 0.95 | 0.340 |
| sqES*EM*ESG*IncreasingEM | 0.0205326 | 0.80 | 0.424 | |||
| sqES*EM*ESG*DecreasingEM | 0.0186641*** | 2.57 | 0.010 | |||
| ROA | −0.3928893*** | −3.40 | 0.001 | −0.393655*** | −3.52 | 0.000 |
| WC | −0.247503*** | −3.27 | 0.001 | −0.2264892*** | −3.12 | 0.002 |
| Growth2 | 0.0282583** | 2.23 | 0.026 | 0.0259314** | 2.11 | 0.034 |
| sqrtCR | 0.0795922** | 2.26 | 0.024 | 0.0555006 | 1.61 | 0.107 |
| Y2020 | 0.012743 | 0.89 | 0.376 | 0.0172954 | 1.24 | 0.216 |
| Y2021 | −0.0041454 | −0.35 | 0.730 | 0.0004401 | 0.04 | 0.970 |
| Y2022 | 0.0087707 | 0.93 | 0.352 | 0.0138156 | 1.48 | 0.138 |
| Sargan test | χ2 = 6.131368, p-value: 0.6325 | χ2 = 5.147233, p-value: 0.7417 | ||||
| AR(1) test (p-value) | z-value: −2.0385, p-value: 0.0415 | z-value: −1.9224, p-value: 0.0546 | ||||
| AR(2) test (p-value) | z-value: −1.4022, p-value: 0.1609 | z-value: −1.6522, p-value: 0.0985 | ||||
| Panel B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 (dependent: CAR3) | ||||||
| Income increasing | Income decreasing | |||||
| Variable | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| |
| CAR3lag 1 | 0.0502997 | 0.49 | 0.623 | 0.065164 | 0.65 | 0.514 |
| ES | 0.2455464*** | 4.43 | 0.000 | 0.2494559*** | 4.67 | 0.000 |
| ABSEM | 0.0020182 | 0.26 | 0.798 | −0.0005629 | −0.07 | 0.942 |
| ESG | 0.0005448 | 0.71 | 0.475 | 0.0007107 | 0.95 | 0.340 |
| sqES*EM*ESG*IncreasingEM | 0.0205326 | 0.80 | 0.424 | |||
| sqES*EM*ESG*DecreasingEM | 0.0186641*** | 2.57 | 0.010 | |||
| ROA | −0.3928893*** | −3.40 | 0.001 | −0.393655*** | −3.52 | 0.000 |
| WC | −0.247503*** | −3.27 | 0.001 | −0.2264892*** | −3.12 | 0.002 |
| Growth2 | 0.0282583** | 2.23 | 0.026 | 0.0259314** | 2.11 | 0.034 |
| sqrtCR | 0.0795922** | 2.26 | 0.024 | 0.0555006 | 1.61 | 0.107 |
| Y2020 | 0.012743 | 0.89 | 0.376 | 0.0172954 | 1.24 | 0.216 |
| Y2021 | −0.0041454 | −0.35 | 0.730 | 0.0004401 | 0.04 | 0.970 |
| Y2022 | 0.0087707 | 0.93 | 0.352 | 0.0138156 | 1.48 | 0.138 |
| Sargan test | ||||||
| AR(1) test ( | z-value: −2.0385, | z-value: −1.9224, | ||||
| AR(2) test ( | z-value: −1.4022, | z-value: −1.6522, | ||||
| Panel C | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 (dependent: CAR5) | ||||||
| Income increasing | Income decreasing | |||||
| Variable | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| |
| CAR3lag 1 | 0.0521108 | 0.61 | 0.539 | 0.0471877 | 0.56 | 0.578 |
| ES | 0.4383815*** | 3.78 | 0.000 | 0.3933359*** | 3.55 | 0.000 |
| ABSEM | 0.0018116 | 0.12 | 0.905 | 0.0000165 | 0.00 | 0.999 |
| sqES*EM*IncreasingEM | 5.983552* | 1.77 | 0.077 | |||
| sqES*EM*DecreasingEM | 1.496415* | 1.91 | 0.056 | |||
| ROA | −0.5824574** | −2.47 | 0.013 | −0.4718745** | −2.06 | 0.039 |
| WC | −0.3449653** | −2.25 | 0.024 | −0.2767308* | −1.84 | 0.066 |
| Growth2 | 0.0274403 | 1.17 | 0.242 | 0.0210638 | 0.90 | 0.366 |
| sqrtCR | 0.1310027** | 2.05 | 0.040 | 0.0804259 | 1.25 | 0.210 |
| Y2020 | 0.0180431 | 0.71 | 0.475 | 0.0253758 | 1.01 | 0.310 |
| Y2021 | 0.0012636 | 0.06 | 0.950 | 0.01101 | 0.55 | 0.581 |
| Y2022 | 0.0026774 | 0.15 | 0.883 | 0.0087607 | 0.48 | 0.632 |
| Sargan test | χ2 = 6.333632, p-value: 0.6099 | χ2 = 5.97269, p value: 0.6503 | ||||
| AR(1) test (p-value) | z-value: −2.0426, p-value: 0.0411 | z-value: −2.3456, p-value: 0.0190 | ||||
| AR(2) test (p-value) | z-value: −0.86016, p-value: 0.3897 | z-value: −1.0957, p-value: 0.2732 | ||||
| Panel C | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 (dependent: CAR5) | ||||||
| Income increasing | Income decreasing | |||||
| Variable | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| |
| CAR3lag 1 | 0.0521108 | 0.61 | 0.539 | 0.0471877 | 0.56 | 0.578 |
| ES | 0.4383815*** | 3.78 | 0.000 | 0.3933359*** | 3.55 | 0.000 |
| ABSEM | 0.0018116 | 0.12 | 0.905 | 0.0000165 | 0.00 | 0.999 |
| sqES*EM*IncreasingEM | 5.983552* | 1.77 | 0.077 | |||
| sqES*EM*DecreasingEM | 1.496415* | 1.91 | 0.056 | |||
| ROA | −0.5824574** | −2.47 | 0.013 | −0.4718745** | −2.06 | 0.039 |
| WC | −0.3449653** | −2.25 | 0.024 | −0.2767308* | −1.84 | 0.066 |
| Growth2 | 0.0274403 | 1.17 | 0.242 | 0.0210638 | 0.90 | 0.366 |
| sqrtCR | 0.1310027** | 2.05 | 0.040 | 0.0804259 | 1.25 | 0.210 |
| Y2020 | 0.0180431 | 0.71 | 0.475 | 0.0253758 | 1.01 | 0.310 |
| Y2021 | 0.0012636 | 0.06 | 0.950 | 0.01101 | 0.55 | 0.581 |
| Y2022 | 0.0026774 | 0.15 | 0.883 | 0.0087607 | 0.48 | 0.632 |
| Sargan test | ||||||
| AR(1) test ( | z-value: −2.0426, | z-value: −2.3456, | ||||
| AR(2) test ( | z-value: −0.86016, | z-value: −1.0957, | ||||
| Panel D | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 (dependent: CAR5) | ||||||
| Income increasing | Income decreasing | |||||
| Variable | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| |
| CAR3lag 1 | 0.0610095 | 0.70 | 0.484 | 0.0539636 | 0.62 | 0.533 |
| ES | 0.4484229*** | 3.79 | 0.000 | 0.4580644*** | 4.05 | 0.000 |
| ABSEM | 0.0007486 | 0.05 | 0.962 | −0.0018282 | −0.12 | 0.907 |
| ESG | 0.0009081 | 0.60 | 0.546 | 0.0009896 | 0.66 | 0.507 |
| sqES*EM*ESG*IncreasingEM | 0.091744 | 1.75 | 0.079 | |||
| sqES*EM*ESG*DecreasingEM | 0.032647** | 2.12 | 0.034 | |||
| ROA | −0.6126803** | −2.52 | 0.012 | −0.5457899** | −2.32 | 0.020 |
| WC | −0.3298953** | −2.10 | 0.035 | −0.2600035* | −1.70 | 0.090 |
| Growth2 | 0.0215169 | 0.84 | 0.400 | 0.0149402 | 0.59 | 0.555 |
| sqrtCR | 0.1126367 | 1.59 | 0.112 | 0.0564407 | 0.79 | 0.428 |
| Y2020 | 0.0284295 | 0.93 | 0.350 | 0.0384669 | 1.28 | 0.202 |
| Y2021 | 0.0089866 | 0.37 | 0.709 | 0.0195129 | 0.82 | 0.411 |
| Y2022 | 0.0062878 | 0.33 | 0.744 | 0.0140684 | 0.72 | 0.469 |
| Sargan test | χ2 = 5.878093, p-value: 0.6609 | χ2 = 5.36595, p-value: 0.7178 | ||||
| AR(1) test (p-value) | z-value: −2.0689, p-value: 0.0386 | z-value: −2.3237, p-value: 0.0201 | ||||
| AR(2) test (p-value) | z-value: −0.8973, p-value: 0.3695 | z-value: −1.1583, p-value: 0.2467 | ||||
| Panel D | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 (dependent: CAR5) | ||||||
| Income increasing | Income decreasing | |||||
| Variable | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| | Coefficient | z-value | P > |z| |
| CAR3lag 1 | 0.0610095 | 0.70 | 0.484 | 0.0539636 | 0.62 | 0.533 |
| ES | 0.4484229*** | 3.79 | 0.000 | 0.4580644*** | 4.05 | 0.000 |
| ABSEM | 0.0007486 | 0.05 | 0.962 | −0.0018282 | −0.12 | 0.907 |
| ESG | 0.0009081 | 0.60 | 0.546 | 0.0009896 | 0.66 | 0.507 |
| sqES*EM*ESG*IncreasingEM | 0.091744 | 1.75 | 0.079 | |||
| sqES*EM*ESG*DecreasingEM | 0.032647** | 2.12 | 0.034 | |||
| ROA | −0.6126803** | −2.52 | 0.012 | −0.5457899** | −2.32 | 0.020 |
| WC | −0.3298953** | −2.10 | 0.035 | −0.2600035* | −1.70 | 0.090 |
| Growth2 | 0.0215169 | 0.84 | 0.400 | 0.0149402 | 0.59 | 0.555 |
| sqrtCR | 0.1126367 | 1.59 | 0.112 | 0.0564407 | 0.79 | 0.428 |
| Y2020 | 0.0284295 | 0.93 | 0.350 | 0.0384669 | 1.28 | 0.202 |
| Y2021 | 0.0089866 | 0.37 | 0.709 | 0.0195129 | 0.82 | 0.411 |
| Y2022 | 0.0062878 | 0.33 | 0.744 | 0.0140684 | 0.72 | 0.469 |
| Sargan test | ||||||
| AR(1) test ( | z-value: −2.0689, | z-value: −2.3237, | ||||
| AR(2) test ( | z-value: −0.8973, | z-value: −1.1583, | ||||
Note(s): IncreasingEM is dummy variable, given label 1 for positif value of earnings management which means income-increasing earnings management, 0 other wise. DecreasingEM is dummy variable, given label 1 for negatif value of earnings management which mean income-decreasing earnings management, 0 otherwise
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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