Evaluating the performance of ethical and non-ethical funds: A matched pair analysis

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 32, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 1465-1493

  Kreander, N ^a   Gray, R H ^a   Power, D M ^b   Sinclair, C D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethical funds; Fund performance; Matched pair approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844438137     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0306-686X.2005.00636.x     Document Type: Review

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