The ethical mutual fund performance debate: New evidence from Canada

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-124

  Bauer, Rob ^a,c,d   Derwall, Jeroen ^a,b,d   Otten, Rogér ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ABP Investments   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Ethical mutual funds; Mutual fund performance; Performance measurement; Socially responsible investing (SRI)

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846117164     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9099-0     Document Type: Article

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