The Performance of Socially Responsible Funds: Does the Screening Process Matter?

European Financial Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 494-520

  Capelle Blancard, Gunther ^a   Monjon, Stéphanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b Centre International de Recherche sur lEnvironnement et le Developpement   (France)

Author keywords

corporate social responsibility (CSR); ethical investment; portfolio choice; ratings; Socially responsible investment (SRI); strategy distinctiveness index; sustainable and responsible investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902548128     PISSN: 13547798     EISSN: 1468036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-036X.2012.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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