Table 7 Robustness tests: instrumental variable test II.

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

VARS

Regional level of charitable giving

ESG fund shareholding

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

ESG

0.670***

4.255**

7.813*

0.257***

3.802*

5.169**

(0.224)

(2.030)

(4.464)

(0.0610)

(2.044)

(2.538)

Public

 

3.724**

3.211*

 

3.344*

2.053**

 

(1.780)

(1.801)

 

(1.794)

(1.040)

ESGPublic

 

0. 408

2.607*

 

−0.748*

1.723**

 

(0. 869)

(1.493)

 

(0.410)

(0.843)

ESGPublic2

  

−0.200*

  

−0.137**

  

(0.117)

  

(0.0655)

Constant

−3.438***

14.93*

14.20

−3.424***

−19.80**

−14.50**

(0.552)

(8.666)

(9.799)

(0.405)

(8.961)

(5.743)

Observations

2666

2666

2666

2602

2602

2602

R-squared

−0.661

−1.481

−2.450

0.150

−1.056

−0.748

Controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ind

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Year

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IV1

0.3746***

0.0188***

0.4029***

0.0193***

0.0009***

0. 0007***

 

(0.0444)

(0.0089)

(0.0089)

(0. 0019)

(0. 0004)

(0. 0003)

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