Risk and return characteristics of Islamic equity funds

Emerging Markets Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-203

  Hayat, Raphie ^a   Kraeussl, Roman ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alternative investments; Ethical investing; Islamic equity funds; Islamic finance; Risk return characteristics; Social Responsible Investing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953257125     PISSN: 15660141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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