Consuming values

J Conway, L Boxell - Available at SSRN 4855718, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
We study the extent to which individuals' consumption decisions are influenced by firms'
stances on controversial social issues and the implied incentives for firms to take such …

We've Got You Covered: Employer and Employee Responses to Dobbs v. Jackson

P Adrjan, S Gudell, E Nix, A Shrivastava… - Jackson (August 9 …, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract Following the June 24, 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court ruling, which
overturned the federal right to abortion established in Roe v. Wade, hundreds of employers …

Strategic CEO activism in polarized markets

S Homroy, S Gangopadhyay - Journal of Financial and Quantitative …, 2023 - cambridge.org
In this article, we show that statements of US CEOs on contentious social issues are not
necessarily an expression of their political views. Republican-donor CEOs are three times …

Strategic CEO activism in polarized markets

S Gangopadhyay, S Homroy - Available at SSRN 3622605, 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
CEOs are increasingly speaking on social issues, but little is known about their motivations
and economic consequences. Both within a theoretical model and empirically, we show that …