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Investing in socially responsible mutual funds: Proposal of non-financial ranking in Italian market

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  • Petrillo, Antonella
  • De Felice, Fabio
  • García-Melón, Mónica
  • Pérez-Gladish, Blanca

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Currently, one of the main instruments of Socially Responsible Investment is mutual funds. Their growth in the financial market has been remarkable over the past few years, which has also paralleled the growth in the business ethics literature.

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  • Petrillo, Antonella & De Felice, Fabio & García-Melón, Mónica & Pérez-Gladish, Blanca, 2016. "Investing in socially responsible mutual funds: Proposal of non-financial ranking in Italian market," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 37(C), pages 541-555.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:riibaf:v:37:y:2016:i:c:p:541-555
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2016.01.027
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