Theory of social returns in portfolio choice with application to microfinance

Journal of Asset Management

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 384-400

  Dorfleitner, Gregor ^a   Leidl, Michaela ^a   Reeder, Johannes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b University of Regensburg ^*

Author keywords

microfinance; portfolio optimization; social returns

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871217496     PISSN: 14708272     EISSN: 1479179X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jam.2012.18     Document Type: Article

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