The effects of social ratings on firm value

Research in International Business and Finance

Volumn 36, Issue , 2016, Pages 656-683

  Cellier, Alexis ^a   Chollet, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b MONTPELLIER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Event study; Firm value; Shareholders' wealth; Social rating

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930328774     PISSN: 02755319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2015.05.001     Document Type: Article

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