EM_ReplicationR2

README: Replication Package Paper Title Does Public Data Openness Facilitate Corporate ESG Performance? Evidence from China Authors: Hongyan Wang (School of Economics, Nankai University) Guodong Huang (School of Economics and Trade, Hunan University) Prof. Hui Wang (School of Economics and Trade, Hunan University) Date: January 12, 2026 1. Overview This replication package provides all the publicly available data, code, and instructions required to reproduce the main results of the above-mentioned research paper. The package is designed to facilitate transparncy and enable independent verification of all statistical findings reported in the study.