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Cambridge Finance Workshop Series are usually held on Thursdays during term time. The workshops are an opportunity for those working in finance to present their latest results or papers.

Brad M Barber (UC Davis) , Professor of Finance

Barber, Brad M. and Morse, Adair and Yasuda, Ayako, Impact Investing (August 3, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2705556 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2705556

We document that investors derive nonpecuniary utility from investing in dual-objective venture/growth equity funds, thus sacrificing financial returns. In reduced form, impact funds earn 4.7% lower IRRs compared to traditional VC funds. Likewise, random utility/willingness-to-pay (WTP) models of investment choice indicate investors accept 3.4% lower IRRs for impact funds. We rule out alternative interpretations of risk, liquidity, and naiveté. Development organizations, banks, public pensions, Europeans, and UNPRI signatories have high WTP; endowments and private pensions have none. Mission-oriented objectives and local political pressure increase WTP; legal restrictions (e.g., ERISA) decrease WTP.

 

 

Date: 
Thursday, 21 February, 2019 - 13:00 to 14:00
Contact name: 
Kat Tali
Contact email: 
Contact phone: 
01223768129
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Event location: 
Room W4.05, Cambridge Judge Business School
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