@article {Statman14, author = {Meir Statman}, title = {The Religions of Social Responsibility}, volume = {14}, number = {3}, pages = {14--21}, year = {2005}, doi = {10.3905/joi.2005.580542}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {Investors who follow different tenets of social responsibility and choose different socially responsible mutual funds might be described as members of different religious denominations. Some social responsibility {\textquotedblleft}religions{\textquotedblright} have a single tenet, such as protection of the environment. Others combine several, such as avoidance of tobacco, alcohol, and weapons-making. A framework of the economics of religion can help us answer questions such as why some mutual funds attract many investors while others attract few; the differences between strategies that are effective at attracting individual versus institutional investors to SRI; and whether government regulations aimed at fostering SRI are likely to accomplish their aim.}, issn = {1068-0896}, URL = {https://joi.pm-research.com/content/14/3/14}, eprint = {https://joi.pm-research.com/content/14/3/14.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of Investing} }