Female analysts and COVID-19 corporate donation

This paper examines the impact of female analysts' coverage on firm's philanthropic activities amidst outbreak COVID-19 pandemic in China. Using a hand-collected dataset corporate philanthropy, provides robust evidence that firms covered by analysts are more likely to contribute actively well-being societies increasing donation. positive relationship is pronounced if company privately controlled or with working experience, located infectious provinces. Overall, our findings call for analyst recruitment, yielding benefits pressuring engage philanthropy. • Firms provide donation during pandemic. have experience. The firm controlled. province. Firm site visit channel affect