Table 4 Results of robustness test on replacing cores variable measurement.

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VAR

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Replace the dependent variables

Replace the independent variables

Replace dependent and independent variables

SIZE2

TFP2

SIZE1

TFP1

SIZE2

TFP2

ESG1

0.2366***

0.1504***

    

(5.085)

(3.068)

    

ESG2

  

0.0926***

0.1256***

0.1996***

0.1303***

  

(3.368)

(2.997)

(5.076)

(3.111)

Control variables

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Enterprises

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

City-Year

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

OBS

490

364

490

364

490

364

R2_A

0.945

0.852

0.964

0.904

0.944

0.852

  1. Note: The values in parentheses ( ) represent t-values; ***, **, and * denote p < 0.01, p < 0.05, and p < 0.1, respectively.