Consider a three-tier industry with a monopolist supplying an essential input to a manufacturer, which in turn sells its product to final consumers through two differentiated retailers. Throughout the supply chain, contracts are linear and secret. In this setting, upon receiving an...

We develop a framework to explore the equilibrium implications of socially responsible investments (SRI). Investors acquire positions in ex-ante identical firms, and firms compete in selling products to consumers. A fraction of investors and consumers are socially responsible in that they value...