AUTHOR=Zhu Wenzhong , Yang Jiajia , Lv Han , Zhuang Meier 

TITLE=Pandemic Uncertainty and Socially Responsible Investments

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.661482

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2021.661482

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=<p>This paper examines the effects of pandemic uncertainty on socially responsible investments. We use the overall corporate sustainability performance index in the <italic>Global-100 Most</italic> Sustainable Corporations in the World dataset to measure socially responsible investments. The global pandemic uncertainty is also measured by the World Pandemic Uncertainty Index. We focus on the panel dataset from 2012 to 2020, and the results show that the World Pandemic Uncertainty Index is positively related to socially responsible investments. The main findings remain significant when we utilize various panel estimation techniques.</p>