Robustness test
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | CAR | CAR (RATIO) | CAR (MEDIAN) | CAR [−1, +1] | CAR [−2, +2] | CAR (2SLS) |
| EP | 2.888** | 0.964* | 2.896** | 2.642** | 3.673** | 2.768** |
| (1.91) | (1.33) | (1.91) | (1.88) | (2.16) | (1.83) | |
| EP*IC | −0.400** | −0.683* | −0.408** | −0.294* | −0.435** | −0.373* |
| (−1.71) | (−1.62) | (−1.74) | (−1.35) | (−1.66) | (−1.59) | |
| IC | −0.017* | −0.037** | −0.030** | −0.003 | −0.014 | −0.017* |
| (−1.63) | (−1.96) | (−2.17) | (−0.33) | (−1.18) | (−1.58) | |
| EP*SIZE | 0.014 | 0.006 | 0.016 | −0.014 | 0.004 | 0.010 |
| (0.64) | (0.24) | (0.72) | (−0.70) | (0.15) | (0.42) | |
| SIZE | 0.003*** | 0.004*** | 0.003*** | 0.002** | 0.003*** | 0.003*** |
| (3.09) | (3.10) | (3.06) | (1.67) | (3.10) | (3.55) | |
| EP*ROA | 1.217*** | 2.022*** | 1.198*** | 1.349*** | 1.444*** | 1.224*** |
| (3.05) | (4.07) | (3.00) | (3.65) | (3.23) | (3.03) | |
| ROA | 0.138*** | 0.157*** | 0.136*** | 0.059*** | 0.125*** | 0.141*** |
| (5.71) | (5.20) | (5.59) | (2.62) | (4.60) | (5.77) | |
| LEV | 0.011* | 0.015* | 0.011* | 0.010* | 0.013* | 0.013** |
| (1.56) | (1.64) | (1.50) | (1.50) | (1.60) | (1.84) | |
| BETA | −0.002 | −0.002 | −0.003 | 0.002 | −0.000 | −0.003 |
| (−0.69) | (−0.60) | (−0.80) | (0.68) | (−0.14) | (−1.01) | |
| GROWTH | 0.006* | 0.008** | 0.006* | 0.007** | 0.010*** | 0.006* |
| (1.58) | (1.70) | (1.49) | (2.12) | (2.36) | (1.45) | |
| EP*BIG4 | −0.089 | −0.100 | −0.092 | −0.083 | −0.054 | −0.096 |
| (−0.92) | (−0.83) | (−0.95) | (−0.93) | (−0.50) | (−0.98) | |
| BIG4 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.004 | 0.003 | 0.003 |
| (0.48) | (0.12) | (0.50) | (1.22) | (0.85) | (0.76) | |
| EP*BOARD | −0.145 | −0.166 | −0.146 | −0.092 | −0.253* | −0.127 |
| (−0.85) | (−0.78) | (−0.86) | (−0.58) | (−1.32) | (−0.78) | |
| BOARD | 0.000 | −0.002 | 0.000 | −0.007 | −0.009 | −0.000 |
| (0.03) | (−0.30) | (0.03) | (−1.10) | (−1.22) | (−0.01) | |
| EP*INDEP | −0.331 | −0.217 | −0.323 | −0.139 | −0.573 | −0.310 |
| (−0.56) | (−0.29) | (−0.54) | (−0.25) | (−0.86) | (−0.54) | |
| INDEP | 0.032* | 0.029 | 0.032* | 0.012 | 0.024 | 0.029* |
| (1.45) | (1.06) | (1.45) | (0.60) | (0.98) | (1.41) | |
| FIRMAGE | −0.004 | −0.005 | −0.004 | −0.001 | 0.001 | −0.002 |
| (−1.00) | (−0.98) | (−1.00) | (−0.32) | (0.17) | (−0.63) | |
| DUMMY | 0.004* | |||||
| (1.43) | ||||||
| Constant | 0.038 | −0.060** | 0.118* | −0.007 | 0.012 | 0.028 |
| (0.55) | (−1.80) | (1.33) | (−0.10) | (0.16) | (0.41) | |
| Observations | 3,930 | 3,930 | 3,930 | 3,930 | 3,930 | 3,930 |
| R-squared | 0.057 | 0.055 | 0.057 | 0.041 | 0.051 | 0.054 |
| Adj R-squared | 0.048 | 0.047 | 0.048 | 0.032 | 0.043 | |
| F-statistic | 12.30*** | 12.01*** | 11.74*** | 8.38*** | 10.85*** |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | CAR | CAR (RATIO) | CAR (MEDIAN) | CAR [−1, +1] | CAR [−2, +2] | CAR (2SLS) |
| EP | 2.888** | 0.964* | 2.896** | 2.642** | 3.673** | 2.768** |
| (1.91) | (1.33) | (1.91) | (1.88) | (2.16) | (1.83) | |
| EP*IC | −0.400** | −0.683* | −0.408** | −0.294* | −0.435** | −0.373* |
| (−1.71) | (−1.62) | (−1.74) | (−1.35) | (−1.66) | (−1.59) | |
| IC | −0.017* | −0.037** | −0.030** | −0.003 | −0.014 | −0.017* |
| (−1.63) | (−1.96) | (−2.17) | (−0.33) | (−1.18) | (−1.58) | |
| EP*SIZE | 0.014 | 0.006 | 0.016 | −0.014 | 0.004 | 0.010 |
| (0.64) | (0.24) | (0.72) | (−0.70) | (0.15) | (0.42) | |
| SIZE | 0.003*** | 0.004*** | 0.003*** | 0.002** | 0.003*** | 0.003*** |
| (3.09) | (3.10) | (3.06) | (1.67) | (3.10) | (3.55) | |
| EP*ROA | 1.217*** | 2.022*** | 1.198*** | 1.349*** | 1.444*** | 1.224*** |
| (3.05) | (4.07) | (3.00) | (3.65) | (3.23) | (3.03) | |
| ROA | 0.138*** | 0.157*** | 0.136*** | 0.059*** | 0.125*** | 0.141*** |
| (5.71) | (5.20) | (5.59) | (2.62) | (4.60) | (5.77) | |
| LEV | 0.011* | 0.015* | 0.011* | 0.010* | 0.013* | 0.013** |
| (1.56) | (1.64) | (1.50) | (1.50) | (1.60) | (1.84) | |
| BETA | −0.002 | −0.002 | −0.003 | 0.002 | −0.000 | −0.003 |
| (−0.69) | (−0.60) | (−0.80) | (0.68) | (−0.14) | (−1.01) | |
| GROWTH | 0.006* | 0.008** | 0.006* | 0.007** | 0.010*** | 0.006* |
| (1.58) | (1.70) | (1.49) | (2.12) | (2.36) | (1.45) | |
| EP*BIG4 | −0.089 | −0.100 | −0.092 | −0.083 | −0.054 | −0.096 |
| (−0.92) | (−0.83) | (−0.95) | (−0.93) | (−0.50) | (−0.98) | |
| BIG4 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.004 | 0.003 | 0.003 |
| (0.48) | (0.12) | (0.50) | (1.22) | (0.85) | (0.76) | |
| EP*BOARD | −0.145 | −0.166 | −0.146 | −0.092 | −0.253* | −0.127 |
| (−0.85) | (−0.78) | (−0.86) | (−0.58) | (−1.32) | (−0.78) | |
| BOARD | 0.000 | −0.002 | 0.000 | −0.007 | −0.009 | −0.000 |
| (0.03) | (−0.30) | (0.03) | (−1.10) | (−1.22) | (−0.01) | |
| EP*INDEP | −0.331 | −0.217 | −0.323 | −0.139 | −0.573 | −0.310 |
| (−0.56) | (−0.29) | (−0.54) | (−0.25) | (−0.86) | (−0.54) | |
| INDEP | 0.032* | 0.029 | 0.032* | 0.012 | 0.024 | 0.029* |
| (1.45) | (1.06) | (1.45) | (0.60) | (0.98) | (1.41) | |
| FIRMAGE | −0.004 | −0.005 | −0.004 | −0.001 | 0.001 | −0.002 |
| (−1.00) | (−0.98) | (−1.00) | (−0.32) | (0.17) | (−0.63) | |
| DUMMY | 0.004* | |||||
| (1.43) | ||||||
| Constant | 0.038 | −0.060** | 0.118* | −0.007 | 0.012 | 0.028 |
| (0.55) | (−1.80) | (1.33) | (−0.10) | (0.16) | (0.41) | |
| Observations | 3,930 | 3,930 | 3,930 | 3,930 | 3,930 | 3,930 |
| 0.057 | 0.055 | 0.057 | 0.041 | 0.051 | 0.054 | |
| Adj | 0.048 | 0.047 | 0.048 | 0.032 | 0.043 | |
| 12.30*** | 12.01*** | 11.74*** | 8.38*** | 10.85*** |
Source(s): Authors' own work
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