, only third-party certification clearly produces efficiency gains, by increasing CSR investments. In markets where … paying more for the same level of CSR investments by firms. …

The promotion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is likely to depend on consumers' purchase behaviors. While many … marginal utility of income (a high income) are likely to purchase CSR products. Moreover, purchase decisions crucially depend … on the existence of labels, which truthfully identify the CSR products. Public policies may promote consumer social …

Overcoming the Gap Between Academic and Practical Knowledge about CSR: A Methodological Framework Whenever researchers … Responsibility (CSR). Three main contributions are offered: first, we argue that the notion of generic knowledge can help overcome … case, that research on CSR would benefit from being carried out in the radical constructivist epistemological paradigm in …