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« Back to Results Paper Session Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST) Hosted By: American Finance Association Chair: Doron Levit, University of Washington Environmental Externalities of Hedge Fund Activism Pat Akey , University of Toronto Ian Appel , Boston College View Abstract Abstract We study the eect of hedge fund activism on corporate environmental behaviors.
What happens when index funds run Corporate America? Hedge fund activist Bill Ackman posed that question recently in his fund’s annual letter to investors. It’s a really good one. No one knows what consequences the boom of passive investment funds will have for the corporations they own. It’s something my coauthors and I explore in a forthcoming research paper, and our conclusion goes against the prevailing wisdom.
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