The performance of socially responsible mutual funds: The role of fees and management companies

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-263

  Gil Bazo, Javier ^a   Ruiz Verdú, Pablo ^a   Santos, André A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mutual fund fees; Mutual fund performance; Socially responsible investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954174891     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0260-4     Document Type: Article

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