Table 6.
Effects of board characteristics on information asymmetry.
| VARIABLES | QBAS |
|---|---|
| BoDS | −0.345*** |
| (0.065) | |
| BINED | −0.021*** |
| (0.004) | |
| BFE | 0.045 |
| (0.067) | |
| BBusy | 0.011* |
| (0.006) | |
| CEOD | 0.050*** |
| (0.008) | |
| BDG | −0.139* |
| (0.078) | |
| FSIZE | −0.385*** |
| (0.011) | |
| FAGE | −0.012 |
| (0.011) | |
| FLV | 0.027*** |
| (0.005) | |
| R&D | 0.0126** |
| (0.005) | |
| FATR | −0.010*** |
| (0.002) | |
| Constant | −1.580*** |
| (0.0512) | |
| Observations | 5905 |
| R-squared | 0.615 |
| YEARS FE | YES |
| INDUSTRY FE | YES |
Note: ***, **, and * denote significance levels of 1%, 5%, and 10%, respectively.
Robust standard errors are found in parentheses.
BAS is bid–ask spread, BoDS is board size, BINED is board independence, BFE is board financial expertise, BBusy is board busyness, CEOD is CEO duality, BDG is board diversity gender, FSIZE is firm size, FAGE is firm age, FLV is financial leverage, R&D is Research and development expenditure, and FATR is assets tangibility.