Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables.

From: Poison or catalyst? How do energy saving targets matter for firm-level productivity in China

Variables

Full sample (N = 21,334)

2012 year sample (N = 10,667)

2013 year sample (N = 10,667)

Mean

S.D.

Min

Max

Mean

S.D.

Min

Max

Mean

S.D.

Min

Max

TFP

5.614

1.291

−0.324

11.11

5.612

1.276

−0.324

10.96

5.616

1.305

1.192

11.11

target

2.327

5.791

0.010

178.9

2.334

5.804

0.010

178.9

2.320

5.777

0.010

178.3

target2

38.94

527.9

8.80e−05

32011

39.13

529.4

8.80e−05

32011

38.76

526.5

8.92e−05

31808

roa

0.338

1.015

−1.389

9.296

0.351

1.053

−1.389

9.296

0.325

0.976

−1.389

9.296

lev

0.608

0.299

0.013

1.787

0.607

0.291

0.013

1.787

0.609

0.306

0.013

1.787

fixed

0.427

0.229

0.020

0.952

0.429

0.227

0.020

0.952

0.425

0.231

0.020

0.952

size

6.315

1.639

2.529

11.03

6.289

1.637

2.529

11.03

6.342

1.641

2.529

11.03

SOE

0.070

0.256

0

1

0.070

0.256

0

1

0.0704

0.256

0

1

export

0.234

0.423

0

1

0.235

0.424

0

1

0.233

0.423

0

1

age

14.19

11.77

2

74

13.69

11.77

2

74

14.69

11.74

3

74

marketshare

0.927

2.575

0.010

24.75

0.910

2.538

0.010

24.75

0.943

2.612

0.010

24.75