Paul Smeets

Maastricht University

Assistant Professor

P.O. Box 616

Maastricht, Limburg 6200MD

Netherlands

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Why Do Investors Hold Socially Responsible Mutual Funds?

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Why Do Investors Hold Socially Responsible Mutual Funds?

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 01 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2017
Arno Riedl and Paul Smeets
Maastricht University and Maastricht University
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experimental finance, social preferences, socially responsible investments, mutual funds

Social Preferences and Portfolio Choice

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4403
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 02 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Arno Riedl and Paul Smeets
Maastricht University and Maastricht University
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portfolio choice, social preferences, socially responsible investments, mutual funds, administrative investor data, experiment, survey

Why Do Investors Hold Socially Responsible Mutual Funds?

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming, Netspar Discussion Paper No. 08/2013-043 (revised December 2016)
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 15 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2017
Arno Riedl and Paul Smeets
Maastricht University and Maastricht University
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experimental finance, social preferences, socially responsible investments, mutual funds

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Get Real! Individuals Prefer More Sustainable Investments

The Review of Financial Studies, Volume 34, Issue 8, August 2021, Pages 3976–4043
Number of pages: 100 Posted: 21 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 23 Nov 2021
Rob Bauer, Tobias Ruof and Paul Smeets
Maastricht University, Maastricht University and Maastricht University
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survey experiment, social preferences, socially responsible investments, sustainable finance, experimental finance

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Investor Memory

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 15 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2022
Katrin Gödker, Peiran Jiao and Paul Smeets
Maastricht University - School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University - Department of Finance and Maastricht University
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Memory, Selective Recall, Beliefs, Motivated Reasoning, Investor Behavior, Experimental Economics

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Social Identification and Investment Decisions

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 04 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2015
Rob Bauer and Paul Smeets
Maastricht University and Maastricht University
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Socially responsible investments (SRI), social identification, mutual funds

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The Wealth Gap in Fairness Preferences: Evidence from America’s Top 5%

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 31 May 2022
Alain Cohn, Lasse J. Jessen, Marko Klasnja and Paul Smeets
University of Michigan, University of Kiel - Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, New York University and Maastricht University
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redistribution, social preferences, experimental economics, inequality

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Do Financial Advisors Exploit Responsible Investment Preferences?

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Do Financial Advisors Exploit Responsible Investment Preferences?

Number of pages: 94 Posted: 19 Jul 2021
Marten Laudi, Paul Smeets and Utz Weitzel
Maastricht University, Maastricht University and VU University Amsterdam
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Experimental Finance, Financial Advice, Socially Responsible Investments

Do Financial Advisors Exploit Responsible Investment Preferences?

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2021-070/IV
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 22 Jul 2021
Utz Weitzel, Marten Laudi and Paul Smeets
VU University Amsterdam, Maastricht University and Maastricht University
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Experimental Finance, Financial Advice, Socially Responsible Investments

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A Fistful of Dollars - Financial Incentives, Peer Information, and Retirement Savings

Number of pages: 127 Posted: 24 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2021
Rob Bauer, Inka Eberhardt and Paul Smeets
Maastricht University, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) and Maastricht University
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Retirement Savings, Field Experiment; Financial Incentives; Peer Information

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Promoting Truthful Communication Through Ex-Post Disclosure

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 02 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2015
Adam Eric Greenberg, Paul Smeets and Lilia Zhurakhovska
Bocconi University - Department of Marketing, Maastricht University and University of Duisburg-Essen - Mercator School of Management
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disclosure, communication, experimental economics, deception

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Eliciting Pension Beneficiaries’ Sustainability Preferences: Why and How?

Wharton Pension Research Council Working Paper No. 2021-12
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 24 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 27 Dec 2021
Rob Bauer and Paul Smeets
Maastricht University and Maastricht University
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pension participant survey, social preferences, socially responsible investments

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Breaking Down Menstrual Barriers in Bangladesh; Cluster RCT Evidence on School Attendance and Psychosocial Outcomes of Adolescent Girls

Number of pages: 78 Posted: 02 Jun 2021
Lidwien Sol, Eleonora E. Nillesen and Paul Smeets
Maastricht University, United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) and Maastricht University
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Menstrual Health, Education, Teacher Training Programs, Adolescent Development, Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT), Development Economics

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Do sex hormones at birth predict later-life economic preferences? Evidence from a pregnancy birth cohort study

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 17 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 28 Nov 2020
Boris van Leeuwen, Paul Smeets, Jeanne Bovet, Gideon Nave, Jonathan Stieglitz and Andrew Whitehouse
Tilburg University - Department of Economics, Maastricht University, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, Independent and Perth Children’s Hospital - Telethon Kids Institute
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hormones, economic preferences, testosterone, developmental origins

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Meet the Parents: Impact of a Menstrual Health Intervention on Parental Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Towards Menstrual Taboos in Rural Bangladesh

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Eleonora E. Nillesen, Paul Smeets and Lidwien Sol
United Nations University (UNU-MERIT), Maastricht University and Maastricht University
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menstrual health, parents, RCT, attitudes, IAT, taboos