We examine whether corporate tax avoidance impacts the investment decisions of socially responsible investment (SRI) mutual funds. After controlling for corporate social responsibility (CSR) constructs, we find that investment by SRI funds is positively associated with paying corporate taxes....

Value strategies purchase stocks that have high fundamental values relative to prices. The interpretation of why value strategies outperform is controversial. Based on the fact that investors may rely too heavily, or “anchor,” on one piece of information when making investment decisions,...

Firms with lower levels of disclosure hold more private information and thereby generate undiversified risk. This paper investigates the effect of discretionary disclosure of customer identities on average stock returns. Using a data set of firms' principal customers, we find a negative...