Table X. Covariate Balance After Matching
Panel A: Matching covariates; Panel B: CO₂‐intensity outcomes
Covariate N Mean (Treated) Mean (Control) Std. Diff. p (mean diff) Median (Treated) Median (Control) p (median diff)
A. Matching covariates
year 43 2,018.302 2,016.651 0.769 0.000 2,018.000 2,016.000 0.000
country 43 7.465 7.465 0.000 1.000 8.000 8.000 1.000
bics 43 2.419 2.163 0.406 0.056 3.000 2.000 0.028
log_assets 43 8.844 8.718 0.076 0.725 9.097 8.669 0.607
de_ratio 43 112.363 117.663 −0.045 0.835 79.690 98.490 0.367
roa 43 0.047 0.035 0.196 0.363 0.032 0.029 0.720
esg 43 3.574 3.432 0.108 0.617 3.360 3.380 0.669
B. CO₂‐intensity outcomes
Pre t-1 43 441.430 633.143 −0.151 0.485 148.610 42.280 0.682
Post t+2 43 272.899 539.448 −0.327 0.127 63.670 31.920 0.766
Post t+3 43 250.328 510.196 −0.336 0.116 51.080 36.700 0.976
Note: p (mean diff) from two‐sample Z‐test; p (median diff) from Wilcoxon rank‐sum.