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Proceedings of

International Conference on Advances in Social Science, Economics and Management Study SEM 2014

"REVISITING THE SRI PERFORMANCE DEBATE : A HETEROGENEITY-CONSISTENT APPROACH"

LIEVEN DE MOOR TIM VERHEYDEN
DOI
10.15224/978-1-63248-011-8-50
Pages
55 - 57
Authors
2
ISBN
978-1-63248-011-8

Abstract: “In earlier research, socially responsible investment (SRI) funds were found to have either a slight underperformance or a statistically indistinguishable performance vis-à-vis conventional funds. However, the approach to testing for this performance differential has mostly been based on a dichotomous distinction between both types of funds. In our paper, we revisit earlier SRI mutual fund performance research by introducing heterogeneity in both the extent to which mutual funds can be socially responsible and the effect of covariates on estimated fund returns. To do so, we implement a robust process-oriented social responsibility sorting tool and a quantile regression estimation approach.”

Keywords: socially responsible investing; mutual fund performance; multi-criteria decision analysis

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