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Does gender diversity on boards improve bank financial performance in a bank-based financial system? A pre-registered report

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  • Sakawa, Hideaki
  • Watanabel, Naoki
  • Kuroki, Yoshio

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This pre-registered report aims to reveal whether board gender diversity enhance bank performance in a bank-based (financial) system. Using publicly listed banks in the period (2010−2021), we plan to measure bank performance and adopt a difference in difference method for the analysis. We focus on whether Japan's Corporate Governance (CG) code strengthens the advisory or monitoring roles of women on board (WOB) in the banking industry. We shed light on the effectiveness of Japan's CG code, which aims to increase the number of female directors. Furthermore, we contribute to the discussion of “Who monitors the monitors?” in a bank-based system.

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  • Sakawa, Hideaki & Watanabel, Naoki & Kuroki, Yoshio, 2025. "Does gender diversity on boards improve bank financial performance in a bank-based financial system? A pre-registered report," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:pacfin:v:91:y:2025:i:c:s0927538x24002762
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2024.102524
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    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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