Table 4 The results of additional robustness checks.

From: Big data and firm greenwashing: evidence from China’s national big data comprehensive pilot zone

 

PSM

EBM

Re-measurement of greenwashing

Exclusion of computer-related firms

Variables

(1)

GW

(2)

GW

(3)

GW

(4)

GW

Post×Treat

−0.8715***

−0.8212***

−0.7182**

−0.8239***

 

(0.3192)

(0.3047)

(0.3044)

(0.2972)

Controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Firm/Year/Industry×Year

/Province×Year

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N

7923

10,509

10,509

9600

Adj. R2

0.5150

0.5211

0.4795

0.5027

  1. Numbers in parentheses are robust standard errors. *** and ** indicate significance at the 1% and 5% levels, respectively.