Variable

Variable Interpretation

DEBT

Scale of new debt financing of enterprise

MIXTONE1

Mixed text tone 1 = 50% Annual report tone + 50% GBTONE, the number of positive words and negative words in the annual report tone based on the LM dictionary

MIXTONE2

Mixed text tone 2 = 50% Annual report tone + 50% GBTONE, the number of positive words and negative words in the annual report tone based on the Chinese Sentiment Polarity Dictionary compiled by Taiwan University

LnEPU

Ln(Annual economic policy uncertainty index)

LEV

Corporate leverage ratio, Total liabilities/Total assets

SIZE

Ln(Total assets at the end of year)

AGE

Duration of company listing

ROA

NI/Total assets

GROWTH

The growth rate of operating income

CR

Current assets/Current liabilities

FAR

Fixed assets/Total assets

DUAL

If the general manager and chairman are the same person, the value is 1, otherwise 0

BOARDSIZE

Ln(Number of board members)

INDEP

The proportion of independent directors on the board

Z-SCORE

Z value. Define the corporate financing constraint and measure the risk of bankruptcy

FIRSTHOLD

The shareholding ratio of the largest shareholder

MSHAR

Management shareholding ratio