Types of variables

Names of variables

Explanation

Dependent variable

NCSKEWi,t+1

The measurement of stock price crash risk

Explanatory variable

CSRi,t

The scores of corporate social responsibility

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CSRi,t * CSC

With social capital: CSC = 1;

Without social capital: CSC = 0

Control variable

NCSKEWi,t

Negative return skew coefficient for one lag

SIZEi,t

Natural logarithm of total assets

LEVi,t

Ratio of total debt to total assets

ROEi,t

Ratio of net profit to net assets

DTURNi,t

The difference between the average monthly turnover rate of stocks in year t and year t-1

RETi,t

Mean value of weekly specific yield of stocks in year t

MBi,t

Ratio of share price to book value per share

SIGMAi,t

Standard deviation of weekly specific yield of stocks in year t

INSTIi,t

Shareholding rate of institutional investor

FIRi,t

Shareholding rate of the largest shareholder

OPAQUEi,t

Mean value of manipulable accrual profit in the past three year

YEAR

Annual dummy variable

IND

Industrial dummy variable