This paper calls on social policy scholars to approach health differently in their research. Our goal is bring core insights from epidemiology into conversation with welfare state and We argue that the investment framework has most potential for this integration. The objective of policies keep modern states sustainable through high employment strong human capital. requires not only a large well...

We demonstrate how earlier approaches to model the impact that corporate social responsibility (CSR) has on investment inefficiency are likely be incorrect and propose use of stochastic frontier methodology this relationship. apply approach a sample European listed companies, providing robust evidence CSR performance is negatively associated with inefficiency. This result consistent claim high ...

How do country-level societal norms affect financial investments? We provide evidence that mutual funds managed in high social capital countries are inclined to consider environmental, and governance filters their portfolios, especially when acquiring new stocks investing abroad. argue nurtures the investment preferences of retail investors, whose demand incentivizes fund managers respond kind....

Mr. Henzlik is business development manager, Social Investment Research Service (SIRS) unit, histitutional Sha reholdcr Services, Nortbjicld, IL. Ms. Fallendcr is managing director, SIRS. SIRS provides portfolio screening and proxy voting to socially responsible investors and their investment managers. F or a number of years, many Catholic health care systems have sought to align their investme...

2.1 Investment in education has played a central role in Sri Lankan government policy for several generations. Key aims of public education policy have included: (i) enhancing economic equity; (ii) promoting inter-generational social mobility; (iii) increasing labor productivity and earnings through human capital accumulation; and (iv) producing a healthy and prosperous society. The economic an...