Socially responsible investing in the global market: The performance of US and European funds

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 254-271

  Cortez, Maria Céu ^a   Silva, Florinda ^a   Areal, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Conditional models; Factor models; Fund performance evaluation; Global funds; Socially responsible mutual funds

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; IMF; INVESTMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STOCK MARKET;

AUSTRIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862173650     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: 10991158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.454     Document Type: Article

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