BDS test results
| Dimension | Positive ESG news sentiment | Negative ESG news sentiment | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Embedding dimension | 0.5σ | 1σ | 1.5σ | 2σ | 0.5σ | 1σ | 1.5σ | 2σ | 0.5σ | 1σ | 1.5σ | 2σ | 0.5σ | 1σ | 1.5σ | 2σ |
| AGL | 8.228* | 9.347* | 10.302* | 10.560* | 15.872* | 16.255* | 17.209* | 17.321* | 2.393* | 3.819* | 5.659* | 7.068* | 2.661* | 5.000* | 6.775* | 8.899* |
| AMS | 4.722* | 5.507* | 6.153* | 6.116* | 11.312* | 10.076* | 10.226* | 10.936* | 4.328* | 5.327* | 6.241* | 6.052* | 3.466* | 5.946* | 7.947* | 9.544* |
| ANG | 3.715* | 4.729* | 5.763* | 6.2871* | 4.857* | 6.7072* | 8.523* | 9.641* | 4.821* | 5.058* | 5.019* | 4.619* | 2.448* | 6.565* | 7.087* | 7.159* |
| EXX | 4.634* | 4.770* | 4.987* | 4.945* | 5.216* | 6.463* | 7.271* | 7.471* | 2.295* | 2.004* | 2.311* | 3.097* | 2.329* | 3.407* | 3.887* | 4.617* |
| GFI | 5.402* | 6.353* | 7.553* | 8.168* | 7.330* | 9.114* | 10.781* | 11.798* | 2.642* | 3.691* | 4.537* | 4.906* | 4.399* | 6.256* | 7.253* | 7.923* |
| GLN | 7.794* | 9.206* | 9.590* | 8.378 | 13.148* | 15.746* | 17.388* | 16.720* | 3.239* | 3.552* | 2.959* | 2.087* | 4.553* | 5.456* | 6.441* | 6.859* |
| HAR | 4.662* | 5.630* | 6.823 | 7.906* | 6.617* | 7.842* | 9.215* | 10.562* | 3.652* | 4.188* | 4.689* | 4.169* | 4.566* | 5.531* | 6.237* | 6.320* |
| IMP | 4.430* | 5.386* | 6.433* | 7.155* | 7.430* | 8.320* | 9.608* | 10.964* | 3.816* | 3.941* | 5.304* | 5.460* | 5.495* | 5.909* | 8.075* | 9.032* |
| JSE | 3.091* | 3.873* | 4.163* | 3.912* | 4.227* | 6.030* | 6.748* | 7.154* | 4.251* | 4.209* | 3.452* | 1.201* | 6.445* | 7.213* | 6.145* | 4.162* |
| MUR | 10.174* | 10.247* | 10.562* | 10.757* | 21.016* | 14.85* | 12.199* | 11.271* | 6.499* | 7.190* | 7.179* | 6.824* | 13.820* | 11.178* | 9.243* | 7.988* |
| NED | 6.486* | 8.381* | 11.036* | 12.937* | 12.007* | 13.245* | 15.080* | 16.817* | 4.442* | 4.994* | 5.537* | 5.767* | 9.7044* | 9.509* | 9.272* | 9.051* |
| NHM | 4.475* | 5.562* | 6.981* | 8.168* | 8.185* | 7.922* | 8.996* | 10.608* | 4.665* | 4.968* | 5.433* | 5.360* | 6.885* | 6.286* | 7.665* | 8.052* |
| RBP | 6.933* | 7.494* | 8.608* | 9.230* | 12.253* | 11.509* | 11.759* | 11.949* | 5.805* | 6.913* | 7.769* | 7.565* | 8.262* | 8.992* | 10.098* | 11.368* |
| REM | 7.438* | 8.759* | 9.658* | 10.631* | 12.807* | 7.438* | 8.759* | 9.658* | 3.547* | 3.991* | 4.780* | 4.614* | 5.648* | 6.487* | 8.497* | 9.362* |
| SAP | 8.492* | 8.824* | 9.725* | 10.726* | 14.565* | 14.144* | 13.568* | 13.538* | 4.291* | 5.060* | 4.935* | 4.707* | 6.491* | 6.839* | 7.222* | 7.582* |
| SBK | 6.140* | 6.751* | 7.769 | 9.166* | 9.156* | 10.029* | 11.239* | 13.454* | 4.181* | 4.384* | 4.595* | 4.584* | 7.714* | 8.034* | 8.995* | 8.829* |
| SHP | 2.498* | 3.169* | 3.830* | 4.478* | 6.012* | 6.721* | 6.637* | 6.2178* | 1.361* | 1.491* | 1.717* | 2.312* | 3.476* | 3.782* | 3.119* | 2.860* |
| SSW | 3.709* | 4.425* | 4.952* | 5.269* | 8.943* | 8.660* | 8.765* | 9.294* | 4.397* | 5.315* | 6.193* | 6.031* | 8.241* | 8.776* | 9.969* | 11.163* |
| TBS | 4.033* | 5.302* | 6.952* | 8.327* | 6.485* | 7.503* | 8.093* | 9.113* | 2.071* | 3.177* | 4.971* | 6.340* | 2.700* | 3.192* | 5.227* | 7.555* |
| WBO | 6.071* | 7.314* | 8.887* | 8.910* | 11.631* | 9.997* | 10.355* | 9.955* | 2.710* | 3.821* | 5.041* | 5.120* | 2.368* | 4.634* | 5.385* | 5.864* |
| Dimension | Positive ESG news sentiment | Negative ESG news sentiment | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Embedding dimension | 0.5σ | 1σ | 1.5σ | 2σ | 0.5σ | 1σ | 1.5σ | 2σ | 0.5σ | 1σ | 1.5σ | 2σ | 0.5σ | 1σ | 1.5σ | 2σ |
| AGL | 8.228* | 9.347* | 10.302* | 10.560* | 15.872* | 16.255* | 17.209* | 17.321* | 2.393* | 3.819* | 5.659* | 7.068* | 2.661* | 5.000* | 6.775* | 8.899* |
| AMS | 4.722* | 5.507* | 6.153* | 6.116* | 11.312* | 10.076* | 10.226* | 10.936* | 4.328* | 5.327* | 6.241* | 6.052* | 3.466* | 5.946* | 7.947* | 9.544* |
| ANG | 3.715* | 4.729* | 5.763* | 6.2871* | 4.857* | 6.7072* | 8.523* | 9.641* | 4.821* | 5.058* | 5.019* | 4.619* | 2.448* | 6.565* | 7.087* | 7.159* |
| EXX | 4.634* | 4.770* | 4.987* | 4.945* | 5.216* | 6.463* | 7.271* | 7.471* | 2.295* | 2.004* | 2.311* | 3.097* | 2.329* | 3.407* | 3.887* | 4.617* |
| GFI | 5.402* | 6.353* | 7.553* | 8.168* | 7.330* | 9.114* | 10.781* | 11.798* | 2.642* | 3.691* | 4.537* | 4.906* | 4.399* | 6.256* | 7.253* | 7.923* |
| GLN | 7.794* | 9.206* | 9.590* | 8.378 | 13.148* | 15.746* | 17.388* | 16.720* | 3.239* | 3.552* | 2.959* | 2.087* | 4.553* | 5.456* | 6.441* | 6.859* |
| HAR | 4.662* | 5.630* | 6.823 | 7.906* | 6.617* | 7.842* | 9.215* | 10.562* | 3.652* | 4.188* | 4.689* | 4.169* | 4.566* | 5.531* | 6.237* | 6.320* |
| IMP | 4.430* | 5.386* | 6.433* | 7.155* | 7.430* | 8.320* | 9.608* | 10.964* | 3.816* | 3.941* | 5.304* | 5.460* | 5.495* | 5.909* | 8.075* | 9.032* |
| JSE | 3.091* | 3.873* | 4.163* | 3.912* | 4.227* | 6.030* | 6.748* | 7.154* | 4.251* | 4.209* | 3.452* | 1.201* | 6.445* | 7.213* | 6.145* | 4.162* |
| MUR | 10.174* | 10.247* | 10.562* | 10.757* | 21.016* | 14.85* | 12.199* | 11.271* | 6.499* | 7.190* | 7.179* | 6.824* | 13.820* | 11.178* | 9.243* | 7.988* |
| NED | 6.486* | 8.381* | 11.036* | 12.937* | 12.007* | 13.245* | 15.080* | 16.817* | 4.442* | 4.994* | 5.537* | 5.767* | 9.7044* | 9.509* | 9.272* | 9.051* |
| NHM | 4.475* | 5.562* | 6.981* | 8.168* | 8.185* | 7.922* | 8.996* | 10.608* | 4.665* | 4.968* | 5.433* | 5.360* | 6.885* | 6.286* | 7.665* | 8.052* |
| RBP | 6.933* | 7.494* | 8.608* | 9.230* | 12.253* | 11.509* | 11.759* | 11.949* | 5.805* | 6.913* | 7.769* | 7.565* | 8.262* | 8.992* | 10.098* | 11.368* |
| REM | 7.438* | 8.759* | 9.658* | 10.631* | 12.807* | 7.438* | 8.759* | 9.658* | 3.547* | 3.991* | 4.780* | 4.614* | 5.648* | 6.487* | 8.497* | 9.362* |
| SAP | 8.492* | 8.824* | 9.725* | 10.726* | 14.565* | 14.144* | 13.568* | 13.538* | 4.291* | 5.060* | 4.935* | 4.707* | 6.491* | 6.839* | 7.222* | 7.582* |
| SBK | 6.140* | 6.751* | 7.769 | 9.166* | 9.156* | 10.029* | 11.239* | 13.454* | 4.181* | 4.384* | 4.595* | 4.584* | 7.714* | 8.034* | 8.995* | 8.829* |
| SHP | 2.498* | 3.169* | 3.830* | 4.478* | 6.012* | 6.721* | 6.637* | 6.2178* | 1.361* | 1.491* | 1.717* | 2.312* | 3.476* | 3.782* | 3.119* | 2.860* |
| SSW | 3.709* | 4.425* | 4.952* | 5.269* | 8.943* | 8.660* | 8.765* | 9.294* | 4.397* | 5.315* | 6.193* | 6.031* | 8.241* | 8.776* | 9.969* | 11.163* |
| TBS | 4.033* | 5.302* | 6.952* | 8.327* | 6.485* | 7.503* | 8.093* | 9.113* | 2.071* | 3.177* | 4.971* | 6.340* | 2.700* | 3.192* | 5.227* | 7.555* |
| WBO | 6.071* | 7.314* | 8.887* | 8.910* | 11.631* | 9.997* | 10.355* | 9.955* | 2.710* | 3.821* | 5.041* | 5.120* | 2.368* | 4.634* | 5.385* | 5.864* |
Note(s): The first row reports the dimension while the second row documents the embedding dimension by values of the standard deviation of the sample. * indicates significance at 1%
Source(s): Authors’ estimations
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