Data and Code Repository for "Essays on Corporate Social Responsibility - Performance, Risk, and Value"

This repository contains data and code for the cumulative dissertation titled "Essays on Corporate Social Responsibility - Performance, Risk, and Value" at the University of St.Gallen (HSG). The dissertation was submitted in July 2020. The dissertation consists of three essays: Corporate Social Performance and Earnings Quality: The Role of Materiality<br> (Fauser, Daniel V. (2019) <em>Corporate Social Performance and Earnings Quality: The Role of Materiality.</em> Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, 2019 (02). 127-160. ISSN 0931-0983) Risk Mitigation of Corporate Social Performance in US Class Action Lawsuits<br> (Under review at the Financial Analysts Journal) Corporate Social Irresponsibility and Credit Risk Prediction: A Machine Learning Approach<br> (Under review at the journal Credit and Capital Markets)