RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The Religions of Social Responsibility JF The Journal of Investing FD Institutional Investor Journals SP 14 OP 21 DO 10.3905/joi.2005.580542 VO 14 IS 3 A1 Meir Statman YR 2005 UL https://pm-research.com/content/14/3/14.abstract AB 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 “religions” 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.