Table 3 Estimated effects of firm size, R&D intensity, and board characteristics on carbon productivity as determined by regression analyses.

From: Effects of emission trading schemes on corporate carbon productivity and implications for firm-level responses

Variable

ROA > 0

ROA < 0

Patent > 0

Patent = 0

Green CEO

Non-green CEO

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Carbon productivity

Carbon productivity

Carbon productivity

Carbon productivity

Carbon productivity

Carbon productivity

ETS * industry

0.047** (2.472)

− 0.072* (− 1.665)

0.052* (1.963)

0.022 (0.623)

0.047* (1.805)

− 0.013 (− 0.450)

ETS

− 0.031 (− 1.374)

0.152*** (2.851)

− 0.010 (− 0.289)

0.009 (0.216)

0.001 (0.028)

0.019 (0.499)

Industry

− 0.061 (− 1.521)

0.086 (0.988)

− 0.028 (− 0.522)

− 0.050 (− 0.638)

− 0.044 (− 0.814)

0.012 (0.186)

Constant

0.055** (2.090)

0.021 (0.324)

0.063 (1.553)

0.088* (1.884)

0.080** (2.308)

0.021 (0.406)

Observations

882

113

522

472

801

194

Adjusted R-squared

0.08

0.246

0.038

0.204

0.158

0.199

Controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Year FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Industry FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1. Parentheses present t-values based on standard errors clustered by firm. *, **, and *** indicate significance at the 10%, 5%, and 1% levels, respectively.