Does socially responsible investment equity indexes in emerging markets pay off? Evidence from Brazil

Emerging Markets Review

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 581-597

  Ortas, Eduardo ^a   Moneva, José M ^a   Salvador, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brazilian market; Corporate social responsibility; Emerging countries; Ethical investment; Socially responsible investment; State space market models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868287874     PISSN: 15660141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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