Overall disclosure results – random effects model
| Explanatory variables | E sign | Estimated coefficients | Explanatory variables | E sign | Estimated coefficients | Explanatory variables | E sign | Estimated coefficients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | ? | −40.440*** | ||||||
| T2006 | −ve | −2.752*** | ||||||
| T2010 | ? | 1.792*** | ||||||
| CPC | +ve | 8.454*** | 2006CPC | −ve | −6.663*** | 2010CPC | ? | −1.570*** |
| CSC | ? | −3.353*** | 2006CSC | ? | 0.403*** | 2010CSC | ? | −1.175*** |
| Non-GovC | ? | −9.450*** | 2006Non-GovC | −ve | −6.681*** | 2010Non-GovC | ? | −0.127** |
| SHSE | +ve | 3.368** | 2006SHSE | ? | −3.833*** | 2010SHSE | ? | 0.800*** |
| BIG4 | ? | −1.479*** | 2006BIG4 | ? | −2.714*** | 2010BIG4 | ? | −0.459*** |
| INT | +ve | 2.764*** | 2006INT | ? | −1.158*** | 2010INT | ? | 2.526*** |
| Log (Inc) | +ve | 5.333*** | ||||||
| ConD | ? | −10.204*** | 2006ConD | ? | 5.066*** | 2010ConD | ? | 1.133*** |
| ConS | ? | −10.619** | 2006ConS | ? | 4.921*** | 2010ConS | ? | −1.184*** |
| F-Banking | ? | 0.470 | 2006F-Banking | ? | 4.310*** | 2010F-Banking | ? | 2.608*** |
| F-NB | ? | −6.316 | 2006F-NB | ? | 6.303*** | 2010F-NB | ? | 1.183*** |
| Materials | ? | −3.437 | 2006Materials | ? | 0.330*** | 2010Materials | ? | −3.703*** |
| INDCG | ? | −7.719 | 2006INDCG | ? | 9.247*** | 2010INDCG | ? | −0.741*** |
| INDTran | ? | −5.854* | 2006INDTran | ? | 0.989*** | 2010INDTran | ? | 1.632*** |
| Utilities | ? | −1.573 | 2006Utilities | ? | −0.791*** | 2010Utilities | ? | 0.474*** |
| Others | ? | −9.497* | 2006Others | ? | 5.804*** | 2010Others | ? | −0.605*** |
| HK | ? | −2.871*** | 2006HK | ? | −4.829*** | 2010HK | ? | 0.447*** |
| NY | ? | −7.390*** | 2006NY | ? | 4.659*** | 2010NY | ? | −0.954*** |
| London | ? | 8.091*** | 2006London | ? | 4.573*** | 2010London | ? | 4.936*** |
| Explanatory variables | E sign | Estimated coefficients | Explanatory variables | E sign | Estimated coefficients | Explanatory variables | E sign | Estimated coefficients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | −40.440*** | |||||||
| T2006 | −ve | −2.752*** | ||||||
| T2010 | ? | 1.792*** | ||||||
| CPC | +ve | 8.454*** | 2006CPC | −ve | −6.663*** | 2010CPC | ? | −1.570*** |
| CSC | ? | −3.353*** | 2006CSC | ? | 0.403*** | 2010CSC | ? | −1.175*** |
| Non-GovC | ? | −9.450*** | 2006Non-GovC | −ve | −6.681*** | 2010Non-GovC | ? | −0.127** |
| SHSE | +ve | 3.368** | 2006SHSE | ? | −3.833*** | 2010SHSE | ? | 0.800*** |
| BIG4 | ? | −1.479*** | 2006BIG4 | ? | −2.714*** | 2010BIG4 | ? | −0.459*** |
| INT | +ve | 2.764*** | 2006INT | ? | −1.158*** | 2010INT | ? | 2.526*** |
| Log (Inc) | +ve | 5.333*** | ||||||
| ConD | ? | −10.204*** | 2006ConD | ? | 5.066*** | 2010ConD | ? | 1.133*** |
| ConS | ? | −10.619** | 2006ConS | ? | 4.921*** | 2010ConS | ? | −1.184*** |
| F-Banking | ? | 0.470 | 2006F-Banking | ? | 4.310*** | 2010F-Banking | ? | 2.608*** |
| F-NB | ? | −6.316 | 2006F-NB | ? | 6.303*** | 2010F-NB | ? | 1.183*** |
| Materials | ? | −3.437 | 2006Materials | ? | 0.330*** | 2010Materials | ? | −3.703*** |
| INDCG | ? | −7.719 | 2006INDCG | ? | 9.247*** | 2010INDCG | ? | −0.741*** |
| INDTran | ? | −5.854* | 2006INDTran | ? | 0.989*** | 2010INDTran | ? | 1.632*** |
| Utilities | ? | −1.573 | 2006Utilities | ? | −0.791*** | 2010Utilities | ? | 0.474*** |
| Others | ? | −9.497* | 2006Others | ? | 5.804*** | 2010Others | ? | −0.605*** |
| HK | ? | −2.871*** | 2006HK | ? | −4.829*** | 2010HK | ? | 0.447*** |
| NY | ? | −7.390*** | 2006NY | ? | 4.659*** | 2010NY | ? | −0.954*** |
| London | ? | 8.091*** | 2006London | ? | 4.573*** | 2010London | ? | 4.936*** |
Note(s): Adjusted R2: 0.651
*Significance level p ≤ 0.10, **Significance level p ≤ 0.05, ***Significance level p ≤ 0.01
Key: E Sign = Expected Sign; “+ve” = positive; “ −ve ” = negative; “?”: direction is unpredictable
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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