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State pension funds and corporate social responsibility: do beneficiariesâ political values influence fundsâ investment decisions?
This study explores the underlying drivers of US public pension fundsâ tendency to tilt their portfolios towards companies with stronger corporate social responsibility (CSR). Studying the equity holdings of large, internally-managed US state pension funds, we find evidence that the political leaning of their beneficiaries and political pressures by state politicians affect fundsâ investment decisions. State pension funds from states with Democratic-leaning beneficiaries tilt their portfolios more strongly towards companies that perform well on CSR issues, and this tendency is intensified when the state government is dominated by Democratic state politicians. Moreover, we find that funds which tilt their portfolios towards companies with superior CSR scores generate a slightly higher return compared with their counterparts. Overall, our findings indicate that funds align their investment choices with the financial and non-financial interests of their beneficiaries when deciding whether to incorporate CSR into their equity allocations
Feeding Induced by Cannabinoids Is Mediated Independently of the Melanocortin System
Cannabinoids, the active components of marijuana, stimulate appetite, and cannabinoid receptor-1 (CB1-R)
antagonists suppress appetite and promote weight loss. Little is known about how CB1-R antagonists affect the central
neurocircuitry, specifically the melanocortin system that regulates energy balance
Convergence Without Hard Criteria: Does EU Soft Law Affect Domestic Unemployment Protection Schemes?
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Track D Social Science, Human Rights and Political Science
Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/138414/1/jia218442.pd
Short-term outcome of anorexia nervosa in adolescents after inpatient treatment: a prospective study
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