Table 6 Robustness tests: instrumental variable test I.

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

VARS

One lag period for ESG

Area affected by natural disasters

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

ESG

0.0951***

0.0359***

0.3370***

0.425***

3.673

1.206**

(0.0149)

(0.0076)

(0.1276)

(0.105)

(2.299)

(0.506)

Public

 

0. 0259

0.0264

 

3.225

0.423**

 

(0. 0519)

(0.0548)

 

(2.015)

(0.208)

ESGPublic

 

0. 0092

0.0928***

 

−0.724

0.409**

 

(0. 0120)

(0.0353)

 

(0.462)

(0.170)

ESGPublic2

  

−0.0109***

  

−0.0353***

  

(0.0035)

  

(0.0134)

Constant

−3.469***

−3.440***

−3.397***

−3.405***

−18.81*

−5.516***

(0.404)

(0.4558)

(0.481)

(0.444)

(9.802)

(1.181)

Observations

2349

2349

2349

2666

2666

2666

R-squared

0.242

0.255

0.171

−0.077

−1.011

0.214

Controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ind

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Year

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IV1

0.7703***

0.7686***

0.7287***

−0.0016***

−0.0001***

−0.0003***

 

(0.0132)

(0.0673)

(0.1020)

(0.0002)

(0.00005)

(0.00003)

  1. IV1 is 2SLS first stage result. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1. Robust standard errors in parentheses.