Who lets ethics guide his economic decision-making? An empirical analysis of individual investments in ethical funds

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 107
Issue: 2
Pages: 270-272

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper shows that one out of eight investors chooses ethical funds and foregoes return for ethical principles. However, few screen completely. Human capital, being female and "empathetic" professions all predict ethical decision-making. Interestingly, neither income nor wealth explains screening.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:107:y:2010:i:2:p:270-272
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29