Table 4 Benchmark test results.

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

VARS

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Green

Green

Green

Green

Green

Green

ESG

0.105***

0.0695***

0.0894***

0.0664***

0.226**

0.232***

(0.0110)

(0.0109)

(0.0111)

(0.0110)

(0.0889)

(0.0841)

Public

  

0.0482

0.0240

0.0526

0.0301

  

(0.0534)

(0.0506)

(0.0533)

(0.0505)

ESGPublic

  

0.0094

0.0097

0.0670**

0.0833***

  

(0.0123)

(0.0116)

(0.0318)

(0.0302)

ESGPublic2

    

−0.0081***

−0.0099***

    

(0.0031)

(0.0030)

Size

 

0.172***

 

0.163***

 

0.164***

 

(0.0119)

 

(0.0121)

 

(0.0120)

Age

 

−0.267***

 

−0.248***

 

−0.225***

 

(0.0833)

 

(0.0832)

 

(0.0829)

Lev

 

0.380**

 

0.319**

 

0.286*

 

(0.159)

 

(0.159)

 

(0.158)

ROA

 

0.621*

 

0.713**

 

0.625*

 

(0.360)

 

(0.363)

 

(0.363)

Liq

 

−0.0145

 

−0.0151

 

−0.0151

 

(0.0145)

 

(0.0144)

 

(0.0143)

Share

 

−0.182*

 

−0.188*

 

−0.231**

 

(0.0976)

 

(0.0974)

 

(0.0980)

Constant

−0.125***

−3.047***

−0.326

−3.008***

−0.348

−3.130***

(0.048)

(0.366)

(0.253)

(0.437)

(0.253)

(0.436)

Obs

2,668

2,668

2,668

2,668

2,668

2,668

R-squared

0.156

0.239

0.177

0.250

0.179

0.254

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.