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. 2022 May 7;46(4):678–703. doi: 10.1007/s12197-022-09580-0

Table 4.

Estimates of d based on autocorrelated errors – ESG indices

Series No deterministic terms An intercept An intercept and a linear time trend
USA

0.008

(-0.023, 0.054)

0.008

(-0.023, 0.054)

0.008

(-0.023, 0.054)

UK

-0.082

(-0.122, -0.033)

-0.082

(-0.122, -0.033)

-0.083

(-0.123, -0.032)

CHINA

-0.043

(-0.088, -0.001)

-0.044

(-0.089, -0.001)

-0.051

(-0.088, -0.014)

INDIA

0.031

(-0.009, 0.060)

0.031

(-0.009, 0.060)

0.031

(-0.010, 0.060)

JAPAN

-0.059

(-0.092, -0.011)

-0.059

(-0.092, -0.012)

-0.059

(-0.093, -0.012)

SOUTH AFRICA

-0.067

(-0.107, -0.014)

-0.067

(-0.107, -0.014)

-0.067

(-0.108, -0.015)

WORLD

0.011

(-0.036, 0.063)

0.011

(-0.036, 0.065)

0.011

(-0.036, 0.065)

EMERGING MKTS

0.003

(-0.042, 0.028)

0.003

(-0.042, 0.028)

0.003

(-0.050, 0.029)

EAFE

-0.037

(-0.037, 0.022)

-0.037

(-0.037, 0.022)

-0.037

(-0.074, 0.023)

EUROPE

-0.058

(-0.087, -0.021)

-0.058

(-0.087, -0.021)

-0.054

(-0.087, -0.021)

PACIFIC

-0.019

(-0.055, 0.032)

-0.019

(-0.054, 0.032)

-0.019

(-0.055, 0.033)

BRICS

0.008

(-0.044, 0.061)

0.008

(-0.044, 0.061)

0.007 ( +)

(-0.045, 0.058)

The values in bold are those from the specification selected on the basis of the statistical significance of the deterministic terms; in brackets the corresponding confidence intervals