Table 1

Construction of the sample

Firms listed on KOSPI and KOSDAQ between 2011 and 202222,983
Excluding financial industry firms(855) 
Excluding firms with non-December fiscal year-end(476) 
Excluding firms without DB pension plans(5,004) 
Excluding firms without analyst forecast data (April–June)(11,729) 
Excluding firms under capital impairment(61) 
Excluding firms with missing control variables in Dataguide(1,875) 
Final sample 2,983

Note(s): The sample is constructed based on firm-year observations. Forecast data is collected between April and June of year t+1 to reflect expectations based on financial statement disclosures of year t

Source(s): The authors

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