Title: Paying To Be Good? U.K. Ethical Investments
Abstract: KyklosVolume 45, Issue 1 p. 3-23 Paying To Be Good? U.K. Ethical Investments John G. Cullis, John G. CullisSearch for more papers by this authorAlan Lewis, Alan LewisSearch for more papers by this authorAdrian Winnett, Adrian Winnett Senior Lecturer in Economics, Reader in Economic Psychology, and Lecturer in Economics, respectively, Centre for Economic Psychology. School of Social Sciences, University of Bath, U.K. We thank David Collard for helpful discussions. We are grateful to the Ethical Investment Research Service and Pension Investment and Research Consultants for access to commercial information and discussions with representatives; also, Christian Nunhoper of Mercury Provident was very helpful. An earlier version of this paper was presented to a session of the Allied Social Science Association meeting organised by Charlotte Phelps, Washington D.C., December 1990; we thank, amongst others, Randolf Westerfield, Michael Waldman, Robert Lindsay and Paul Wachtel for their comments at the meeting. To all these the usual disclaimer applies with more than usual force. We acknowledge the helpful comments of an anonymous referee.Search for more papers by this author John G. Cullis, John G. CullisSearch for more papers by this authorAlan Lewis, Alan LewisSearch for more papers by this authorAdrian Winnett, Adrian Winnett Senior Lecturer in Economics, Reader in Economic Psychology, and Lecturer in Economics, respectively, Centre for Economic Psychology. School of Social Sciences, University of Bath, U.K. We thank David Collard for helpful discussions. We are grateful to the Ethical Investment Research Service and Pension Investment and Research Consultants for access to commercial information and discussions with representatives; also, Christian Nunhoper of Mercury Provident was very helpful. An earlier version of this paper was presented to a session of the Allied Social Science Association meeting organised by Charlotte Phelps, Washington D.C., December 1990; we thank, amongst others, Randolf Westerfield, Michael Waldman, Robert Lindsay and Paul Wachtel for their comments at the meeting. To all these the usual disclaimer applies with more than usual force. We acknowledge the helpful comments of an anonymous referee.Search for more papers by this author First published: February 1992 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6435.1992.tb02104.xCitations: 46 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL REFERENCES Adler, P.A. and Adler, P.: The Social Dynamics of Financial Markets, Greenwich , Ct. : JAI, 1984. Anderson, E.: 'The Ethical Limitations of the Market', Economics and Philosophy, Vol. 6 (1990), pp. 179– 205. 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