All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions
Rerun: Ep7 Can Investors Effect Social Change?
Jul 10, 2024
Exploring impact investing strategies, divestiture, and the influence of consumers and corporate managers on driving social change. Reflecting on the role of investors, institutions, and corporations in society, and the challenges in balancing profit with social good in investment decisions.
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- Investors face trade-offs between value-maximizing strategies and socially responsible investments.
- Achieving social change requires coordinated efforts of consumers, corporations, and governments.
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Impact Investing and Social Change Strategies
The podcast episode delves into impact investing and social change strategies. Professors Jonathan Burke and Jules van Binsbergen discuss their research paper on the impact of impact investing where they analyze the effectiveness of approaches like divestiture and engagement strategies. They explore how investors can influence social change through their investment decisions, shedding light on the trade-offs between value-maximizing strategies and socially responsible investments.
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