Aljughaiman, Abdullah A.; Albarrak, Mohammed; Ngan Duong Cao - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-34
We examine the role of female directors on firm cost of equity in the context of US-listed firms, and further explore … cost of equity, through relying on a less risky financing decision. The indirect effect is found to take up around 45% of … the female-cost of equity association. In addition, our analysis also indicates that the lower debt financing levels are …