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Table 5 Placebo Test Results

From: The impact of reporting frequency on the information quality of share price: evidence from Chinese state-owned enterprises

Panel A

 

(1)

(2)

 

Bid-Ask Spread 1993–2001

Bid-Ask Spread 2002–2007

AH Stock

0.00102(0.5615)

0.00477***(0.0001)

AH Stock*Year 2005–2007

 

0.00491**(0.0189)

AH Stock*Year 1998–2001

0.00027(0.8907)

 

Log(Total Assets)

− 0.00698***(0.0000)

−0.00467***(0.0000)

Turnover

−0.00453***(0.0000)

− 0.00838***(0.0000)

Return on Asset

−0.00193(0.2142)

− 0.00411*(0.0635)

MTB

−0.00130*(0.0913)

− 0.00358***(0.0000)

Leverage

0.01077***(0.0061)

−0.01293***(0.0001)

Stock Volatility

0.10930(0.1513)

0.76622***(0.0000)

Market Volatility (HK)

0.10899(0.5449)

−0.12596(0.8097)

Market Turnover (HK)

−0.00000**(0.0147)

0.00000(0.1368)

Market Return (HK)

0.01300***(0.0000)

0.03973(0.2333)

Market Volatility (SH)

−0.24207(0.1342)

4.82138(0.1980)

Market Turnover (SH)

0.00000***(0.0001)

−0.00000(0.1461)

Market Return (SH)

−0.01492***(0.0014)

0.00000(.)

Constant

0.10898***(0.0000)

0.00317(0.9549)

Observations

215

306

Adjusted R2

0.629

0.784

Panel B

 

(1)

(2)

 

Illiquidity 1993–2001

Illiquidity 2002–2007

AH Stock

0.34823(0.2435)

0.17253(0.2223)

AH Stock*Year 2005–2007

 

0.11517(0.3398)

AH Stock*Year 1998–2001

−0.03393(0.9195)

 

Log(Total Assets)

−0.65680***(0.0000)

− 0.31135***(0.0000)

Turnover

−0.46659***(0.0001)

− 0.48176***(0.0000)

Return on Asset

−0.41714*(0.0605)

− 0.38402(0.2905)

MTB

−0.15698*(0.0901)

− 0.12701***(0.0027)

Leverage

0.30298(0.5089)

−0.20425(0.3869)

Market Volatility (HK)

18.48030(0.4419)

43.97013(0.3459)

Market Turnover (HK)

−0.00000(0.7652)

0.00000(0.1537)

Market Return (HK)

1.01547**(0.0186)

3.11894(0.2216)

Market Volatility (SH)

−36.50617*(0.0694)

374.28515(0.1888)

Market Turnover (SH)

0.00000(0.5345)

−0.00000(0.1649)

Market Return (SH)

−0.39651(0.5542)

0.00000(.)

Constant

10.00759***(0.0000)

− 0.52510(0.8964)

Observations

201

289

Adjusted R2

0.496

0.526

Panel C

 

(1)

(2)

 

Stock Volatility 1993–2001

Stock Volatility 2002–2007

AH Stock

0.00081(0.6853)

0.00654***(0.0001)

AH Stock*Year 2005–2007

 

−0.00023(0.8968)

AH Stock*Year 1998–2001

−0.00239(0.2892)

 

Log(Total Assets)

−0.00169**(0.0361)

−0.00239***(0.0003)

Turnover

0.00418***(0.0005)

0.00327***(0.0004)

Return on Asset

− 0.00294(0.2316)

0.00009(0.9774)

MTB

0.00205**(0.0123)

0.00017(0.7889)

Leverage

0.01667***(0.0024)

−0.00331(0.5718)

Market Volatility (HK)

1.41178***(0.0000)

−0.81096(0.1096)

Market Turnover (HK)

0.00000(0.1261)

−0.00000***(0.0002)

Market Return (HK)

0.00191(0.6868)

−0.09855***(0.0021)

Market Volatility (SH)

−0.27052(0.2457)

−11.61003***(0.0011)

Market Turnover (SH)

−0.00000**(0.0334)

0.00000***(0.0002)

Market Return (SH)

0.01218(0.1133)

0.00000(.)

Constant

0.03049(0.1083)

0.22668***(0.0000)

Observations

215

309

Adjusted R2

0.628

0.498

  1. This table presents the results of placebo tests. The dependent variable is the information asymmetry measured by bid-ask spread in Panel A, Amihud illiquidity in Panel B and stock return volatility in Panel C. AH stock is a dummy variable that takes the value of one if the stock is the H tranche of a AH dual-listed company. Year and firm fixed-effects are included and standard errors are adjusted for heteroscedasticity. p-values are in parentheses (* p < 0.10, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01)