Do ethics imply persistence? The case of Islamic and socially responsible funds

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 182-194

  Abdelsalam, Omneya ^a   Duygun, Meryem ^b   Matallín Sáez, Juan Carlos ^c   Tortosa Ausina, Emili ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Islamic funds; Performance; Persistence; Socially responsible investment funds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890948564     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2013.11.027     Document Type: Article

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