This study provides an economic analysis of the determinants and consequences of corporate social responsibility (CSR …) and sustainability reporting. To frame our analysis, we consider a widespread mandatory adoption of CSR reporting … effects of CSR activities and policies themselves. It draws on an extensive review of the relevant academic (CSR and non-CSR …

responsibility (CSR). Our natural field experiment, in which we created our own firm and hired actual workers, generates a rich data … set on worker behavior and responses to both pecuniary and CSR incentives. Making use of a novel identification framework … treatment and selection effects of both CSR and financial incentives. Using data from more than 1100 job seekers, we find strong …

responsibility (CSR). Using firm-level data on CSR from 2002 through 2015 and panel data on competition laws in 48 countries, we … discover that intensifying competition induces firms to increase CSR activities. Analyses indicate that (a) intensifying … competition spurs firms to invest more in CSR as a strategy for strengthening relationships with workers, suppliers, and customers …

for profit-maximizing entrepreneurs; and 2) CSR arises endogenously as a response to imperfect regulatory oversight … their responsible workers, and in turn engage in CSR through self-regulation, provided that regulatory oversight is poor … negative impact of regulatory oversight on CSR activity. To test this, we exploit the UK's 2012 decision to mandate greenhouse …

social responsibility" (CSR), particularly in the realm of environmental protection. Beyond complete compliance with …