Three Essays on Institutional Investing and Corporate Responsibility

This dissertation examines three research questions on institutional investing and corporate responsibility.

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Daniel Schmidt is a German financial economist. He gained a Ph.D. in Finance from TU Munich, where he was a researcher at the Chair of Financial Management and Capital Markets. Daniel Schmidt's research focuses on the effects of ESG investing and passive ownership on firms and financial markets. During his doctoral studies, Daniel Schmidt was a Ph.D. fellow at the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Prior to his doctoral studies, he earned a M.Sc. in Finance from Stockholm School of Economics and a M.A. in International Economic Policy from Sciences Po Paris. He also holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration from University of Mannheim. Daniel Schmidt was a scholar at German Academic Scholarship Foundation, the Haniel Program, the Cusanuswerk, and the DAAD.