Doctoral thesis of Philosophy: Socially responsible indices: wealth effects, determinants and mediating factors

The objectives of this thesis are: To determine shareholder wealth effects in relation to the announcement of inclusion in a social index; to understand the determinants of the valuation effect due to inclusion in a social index; to investigate the mediating role of institutional investors; to address the endogeneity issue that is inherent in our study; to test whether CSR is a strategic engagement by firms to retain market value.