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But even if you accept Friedman's premise and regard corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies as a waste of shareholders' money, things may not be absolutely clear-cut.

但即使你接受了弗里德曼的前提，并认为企业社会责任（CSR）政策是股东资金的浪费，事情可能也并非绝对明确。

New research suggests that CSR may create monetary value for companies - at least when they are prosecuted for corruption.

新的研究表明，当企业因腐败行为被起诉时，CSR可能会为公司创造货币价值。

The largest firms in America and Britain together spend more than $15 billion a year on CSR, according to an estimate by EPG, a consulting firm.

据咨询公司EPG的估计，美国和英国最大的公司每年在CSR上合计支出超过150亿美元。

First, consumers may take CSR spending as a "signal" that a company's products are of high quality.

首先，消费者可能会将CSR支出视为一种"信号"，表明公司的产品具有高质量。

Previous studies on CSR have had trouble differentiating these effects because consumers can be affected by all three.

以往关于企业社会责任（CSR）的研究难以区分这些效应，因为消费者可能同时受到这三种因素的影响。