Socially responsible funds and market crises

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 48, Issue , 2014, Pages 180-193

  Nofsinger, John ^a   Varma, Abhishek ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Downside risk; ESG; Governance; Investments; Prospect theory; Socially responsible; SRI

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908570035     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2013.12.016     Document Type: Article

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