Table 12 Market competition intensity heterogeneity analysis.

From: ESG and green innovation: nonlinear moderation of public attention

VARS

High HHI markets

Low HHI markets

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

ESG

0.0560***

0.213***

−0.0886

0.0748***

0.227***

0.469***

(0.0176)

(0.0819)

(0.137)

(0.0139)

(0.0763)

(0.111)

Public

 

−0.196***

−0.186**

 

0.206***

0.197***

 

(0.0733)

(0.0742)

 

(0.0709)

(0.0705)

ESGPublic

 

0.0545***

0.00212

 

0.0326**

0.143***

 

(0.0165)

(0.0485)

 

(0.0164)

(0.0403)

ESGPublic2

  

0.0054

  

−0.0123***

  

(0.0046)

  

(0.0041)

Constant

−4.368***

−3.247***

−3.360***

−1.833***

−2.860***

−2.956***

(0.602)

(0.682)

(0.680)

(0.462)

(0.572)

(0.572)

Observations

1115

1115

1115

1553

1553

1553

R-squared

0.288

0.299

0.300

0.255

0.267

0.272

Controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ind

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Year

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1. Robust standard errors in parentheses.