Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/297049 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
Danmarks Nationalbank Working Papers No. 202
Publisher: 
Danmarks Nationalbank, Copenhagen
Abstract: 
We study whether investors perceive responsible investments (i.e., investments in assets with environmental or social benefits) as luxury goods. We exploit windfall wealth due to inheritance from parental death to obtain plausibly exogenous variations in wealth. We show that windfall wealth increases the likelihood of holding responsible mutual funds and green stocks. Our findings indicate that both supply factors (e.g., bank advice) and demand factors (e.g., preferences) play a role in shaping allocations to responsible investments. Notably, beneficiaries with a history of charitable donations exhibit a stronger response, emphasising the influence of a "warm glow" effect on portfolio compilation.
Subjects: 
Investments
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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