Performance of ethical mutual funds in Spain: Sacrifice or premium?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-260

  Fernandez Izquierdo, Angeles ^a   Matallin Saez, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bootstrap method; Ethical investment; Financial performance; Mutual funds; Style analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 46449129641     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9492-3     Document Type: Article

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