Dependent Variable: DIVIDEND_YIELD_Testing for Hypothesis 1, 2

Panel A:

Sub sample: 2010-2011

Model 1 Largest

Model 2 ( GOV)

Variables

Coef.

t-value

Sig (P)

Coef.

t-value

Sig (P)

LARGEST

0.002

0.318

0.751

GOV

0.008

1.213

0.226

SIZE

−0.009

−2.659

0.008

−0.009

−2.789

0.006

LEV

0.038

1.925

0.055

0.038

1.962

0.050

STD_EARNing

−0.486

−4.915

0.000

−0.478

−4.835

0.000

DIV_STOCK

−0.018

−1.757

0.080

−0.018

−1.750

0.081

ROE_

0.003

10.261

0.000

0.003

10.240

0.000

Constant

0.255

3.263

0.001

0.262

3.378

0.001

Observations

502

502

Adj R2

0.18

0.18

Panel B:

Sub sample: 2013-2014

Model 1 Largest

Model 2 ( GOV)

Variables

Coef.

t-value

Sig (P)

Coef.

t-value

Sig (P)

LARGEST

0.003

0.637

0.524

GOV

0.006

1.281

0.201

SIZE

−0.003

−1.580

0.115

−0.003

−1.721

0.086

LEV

0.027

2.224

0.027

0.027

2.306

0.022

STD_EARNing

−0.002

−0.053

0.958

−0.005

−0.097

0.923

DIV_STOCK

−0.011

−1.273

0.204

−0.011

−1.227

0.221

ROE_

0.001

6.273

0.000

0.001

6.338

0.000

Constant

0.113

2.352

0.019

0.118

2.476

0.014

Observations

526

526

Adj R2

0.09

0.09