The Role of Mutual Funds in Corporate Social Responsibility
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DOI: 10.1007/s10551-020-04618-x
Abstract: This paper examines the role of mutual funds in corporate social responsibility (CSR). Using a fund-level, holdings-based CSR score, we find that CSR-friendly mutual funds improve firms’ CSR standings. This effect is more pronounced for… read more here.
Keywords: social responsibility; mutual funds; funds corporate; corporate social ... See more keywords
Political Pressure or Rent Seeking? The Role of Mutual Funds in China's Split Share Structure Reform
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DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.12125
Abstract: In this paper, we provide further evidence on the role of mutual funds in China using the split share structure reform as an experiment. We find no supportive evidence for the political pressure hypothesis of… read more here.
Keywords: rent seeking; mutual funds; split share; funds china ... See more keywords