Socially responsible investments. An emperical study on the heterogeneity across developed countries
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2016-09-22
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en
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Socially responsible investments (SRI) have experienced a rapid growth, reflecting the
integration of environmental, social and governance criteria in investment decisions becomes
mainstream. The aim of the current study is to identify the determinants that explain the substantial
differences in size of the national SRI market across 15 developed countries between 2005 and 2013.
The current study takes a preliminary model – proposed by Scholtens and Sievänen (2013) - as the
point of departure. Macro-level factors related to institutions, culture, economic development and
finance can be associated with the size of SRI, theoretically. The empirical results of the current study
support the model partially, since economic development and masculinity impact the size of the SRI
market. Where economic development positively impacts the size of the SRI market, a feminine
society exhibits more sustainable investments. Furthermore, Scholtens and Sievänen’s (2013) model
propose mediation effects of the macro-level factors. Where institutions condition economic
development and finance, cultural differences condition institutions, economic development and
finance. The current study analysed these mediation effects, using a mediation model. The empirical
results, however, do not support the proposed mediation effects.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen