Pricing Sin Stocks: Ethical Preference vs. Risk Aversion

63 Pages Posted: 12 Jul 2018

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Stefano Colonnello

Ca Foscari University of Venice; Halle Institute for Economic Research

Giuliano Curatola

University of Siena - Department of Economics and Statistics; Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE

Alessandro Gioffré

University of Florence - Department of Economics and Management; Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE

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Date Written: July 14, 2018

Abstract

We develop a model that reproduces the average return and volatility spread between sin and non-sin stocks. Our investors do not necessarily boycott sin companies. Rather, they are open to invest in any company while trading off dividends against ethicalness. We show that when dividends and ethicalness are complementary goods and investors are sufficiently risk averse, the model predicts that the dividend share of sin companies exhibits a positive relation with the future return and volatility spreads. Our empirical analysis supports the model's predictions.

Keywords: Asset Pricing, General Equilibrium, Sin Stocks

JEL Classification: D51, D91, E20, G12

Suggested Citation

Colonnello, Stefano and Curatola, Giuliano and Gioffré, Alessandro, Pricing Sin Stocks: Ethical Preference vs. Risk Aversion (July 14, 2018). SAFE Working Paper No. 216, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3206538 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3206538

Stefano Colonnello

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Alessandro Gioffré

University of Florence - Department of Economics and Management ( email )

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Germany

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