Maria Vargas

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Facultad de Economía y Empresa
Universidad de Zaragoza

Zaragoza, Spain
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1. Alda, Mercedes & Muñoz, Fernando & Vargas, María, 2022. "Product differentiation in the socially responsible mutual fund industry," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 64(C).

   Cited by:

   1. Lee, Jennifer Eunkyeong & Cho, Hoon & Ryu, Doojin & Seok, Sangik, 2023. "Does performance-chasing behavior matter? International evidence," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
   2. Fleta-Asín, Jorge & Muñoz, Fernando, 2023. "Institutional distance and US-based international mutual funds’ financial performance," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 51(C).

2. Fernando Muñoz & Maria Vargas & Isabel Marco, 2014. "Environmental Mutual Funds: Financial Performance and Managerial Abilities," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 124(4), pages 551-569, November.

   Cited by:

   1. Lesser, Kathrin & Rößle, Felix & Walkshäusl, Christian, 2016. "Socially responsible, green, and faith-based investment strategies: Screening activity matters!," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 16(C), pages 171-178.
   2. Marszk, Adam & Lechman, Ewa, 2024. "What drives sustainable investing? Adoption determinants of sustainable investing exchange-traded funds in Europe," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 63-82.
   3. Cortez, Maria Céu & Andrade, Nuno & Silva, Florinda, 2022. "The environmental and financial performance of green energy investments: European evidence," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 197(C).
   4. Fernando Muñoz, 2020. "How do the size and independence of the board of trustees affect the financial and sustainable performance of socially responsible mutual funds?," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(4), pages 1834-1850, July.
   5. Iqbal Owadally & Jean-René Mwizere & Neema Kalidas & Kalyanie Murugesu & Muhammad Kashif, 2021. "Long-Term Sustainable Investment for Retirement," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-22, April.
   6. Vincenzo Pacelli & Francesca Pampurini & Anna Grazia Quaranta, 2023. "Environmental, Social and Governance investing: Does rating matter?," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 32(1), pages 30-41, January.
   7. Juan Carlos Matallín-Sáez & Amparo Soler-Domínguez & Emili Tortosa-Ausina, 2016. "Ethical strategy focus and mutual fund management: performance and persistence," Working Papers 2016/01, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain).
   8. Youtang Zhang & Hagos Mesfin Berhe, 2022. "The Impact of Green Investment and Green Marketing on Business Performance: The Mediation Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Ethiopia’s Chinese Textile Companies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-24, March.
   9. Alda, Mercedes & Muñoz, Fernando & Vargas, María, 2022. "Product differentiation in the socially responsible mutual fund industry," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 64(C).
   10. Martí-Ballester, Carmen-Pilar, 2019. "Do European renewable energy mutual funds foster the transition to a low-carbon economy?," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 143(C), pages 1299-1309.
   11. Disli, Mustafa & Nagayev, Ruslan & Salim, Kinan & Rizkiah, Siti K. & Aysan, Ahmet F., 2021. "In search of safe haven assets during COVID-19 pandemic: An empirical analysis of different investor types," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 58(C).
   12. Francesco Gangi & Lucia Michela Daniele & Nicola Varrone & Francesca Vicentini & Maria Coscia, 2021. "Equity mutual funds' interest in the environmental, social and governance policies of target firms: Does gender diversity in management teams matter?," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 28(3), pages 1018-1031, May.
   13. Louis T. W. Cheng & Piyush Sharma & David C. Broadstock, 2023. "Interactive effects of brand reputation and ESG on green bond issues: A sustainable development perspective," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 32(1), pages 570-586, January.
   14. Muñoz, Fernando, 2021. "Carbon-intensive industries in Socially Responsible mutual funds' portfolios," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
   15. Don Andrew, 2020. "An Index to Measure the Integrity of Investment Companies Investing Responsibility," Journal of International Business Research and Marketing, Inovatus Services Ltd., vol. 5(5), pages 36-51, July.
   16. Amparo Soler-Domínguez & Juan Carlos Matallín-Sáez & Diego Víctor de Mingo-López & Emili Tortosa-Ausina, 2020. "Social responsible mutual funds and lowcarbon economy," Working Papers 2020/15, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain).
   17. El Ouadghiri, Imane & Guesmi, Khaled & Peillex, Jonathan & Ziegler, Andreas, 2021. "Public Attention to Environmental Issues and Stock Market Returns," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 180(C).
       • Imane El Ouadghiri & Khaled Guesmi & Jonathan Peillex & Andreas Ziegler, 2019. "Public attention to environmental issues and stock market returns," MAGKS Papers on Economics 201922, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung).
   18. Amparo Soler‐Domínguez & Juan Carlos Matallín‐Sáez & Diego Víctor de Mingo‐López & Emili Tortosa‐Ausina, 2021. "Looking for sustainable development: Socially responsible mutual funds and the low‐carbon economy," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(4), pages 1751-1766, May.
   19. Blankenberg, Ann-Kathrin & Gottschalk, Jonas F. A., 2018. "Is socially responsible investing (SRI) in stocks a competitive capital investment? A comparative analysis based on the performance of sustainable stocks," University of Göttingen Working Papers in Economics 349, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics.
   20. Ivan Diaz-Rainey & Becky Robertson & Charlie Wilson, 2017. "Stranded research? Leading finance journals are silent on climate change," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 143(1), pages 243-260, July.
   21. Muñoz, Fernando, 2016. "Cash flow timing skills of socially responsible mutual fund investors," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 110-124.
   22. Marshall, Ben R. & Nguyen, Hung T. & Nguyen, Nhut H. & Visaltanachoti, Nuttawat & Young, Martin, 2021. "Do climate risks matter for green investment?," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
   23. Puspita Ghaniy Anggraini & Mahfud Sholihin, 2023. "What do we know about managerial ability? A systematic literature review," Management Review Quarterly, Springer, vol. 73(1), pages 1-30, February.
   24. Gerasimos G. Rompotis, 2022. "The ESG ETFs in the UK," Journal of Asset Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 23(2), pages 114-129, March.
   25. Ya Dai & Liang Guo & Steve Liu & Hongxian Zhang, 2023. "Are socially responsible exchange‐traded funds paying off in performance?," International Review of Finance, International Review of Finance Ltd., vol. 23(1), pages 4-26, March.
   26. Leite, Paulo & Cortez, Maria Céu, 2015. "Performance of European socially responsible funds during market crises: Evidence from France," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 40(C), pages 132-141.
   27. Cumming, Douglas J. & Leboeuf, Gael & Schwienbacher, Armin, 2017. "Crowdfunding cleantech," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 65(C), pages 292-303.
       • D.J Cumming & Gaël Leboeuf & A Schwienbacher, 2017. "Crowdfunding Cleantech," Post-Print hal-02126978, HAL.
   28. Otero, Luis A. & Reboredo, Juan C., 2018. "The performance of precious-metal mutual funds: Does uncertainty matter?," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 13-22.
   29. Simona Cosma & Paolo Cucurachi & Vincenzo Gentile & Giuseppe Rimo, 2024. "Sustainable finance disclosure regulation insights: Unveiling socially responsible funds performance during COVID‐19 pandemic and Russia–Ukraine war," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(4), pages 3242-3257, May.
   30. Reboredo, Juan C. & Quintela, Miguel & Otero, Luis A., 2017. "Do investors pay a premium for going green? Evidence from alternative energy mutual funds," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 512-520.
   31. Urquhart, Andrew & Zhang, Hanxiong, 2019. "The performance of technical trading rules in Socially Responsible Investments," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 397-411.
   32. Iván Arribas & María Dolores Espinós-Vañó & Fernando García & Paula Beatriz Morales-Bañuelos, 2019. "The Inclusion of Socially Irresponsible Companies in Sustainable Stock Indices," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-14, April.
   33. Fernando Muñoz & María Vargas & Ruth Vicente, 2021. "Style-changing behaviour in the socially responsible mutual fund industry: consequences on financial and sustainable performance," Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 12(5), pages 1027-1051, February.
   34. Pablo Durán-Santomil & Luis Otero-González & Renato Heitor Correia-Domingues & Juan Carlos Reboredo, 2019. "Does Sustainability Score Impact Mutual Fund Performance?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-17, May.
   35. Helen Chiappini & Gianfranco A. Vento, 2018. "Socially Responsible Investments and their Anticyclical Attitude during Financial Turmoil Evidence from the Brexit shock," Journal of Applied Finance & Banking, SCIENPRESS Ltd, vol. 8(1), pages 1-4.
   36. Juan Carlos Matallín-Sáez & Amparo Soler-Domínguez & Emili Tortosa-Ausina, 2016. "Does socially responsible mutual fund performance vary over the business cycle? New insights on the role of ethical strategy focus and green industry idiosyncratic risk," Working Papers 2016/03, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain).
   37. Naqvi, Bushra & Mirza, Nawazish & Rizvi, Syed Kumail Abbas & Porada-Rochoń, Małgorzata & Itani, Rania, 2021. "Is there a green fund premium? Evidence from twenty seven emerging markets," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 50(C).
   38. Hooi Hooi Lean & Fabio Pizzutilo, 2021. "Performances and risk of socially responsible investments across regions during crisis," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 26(3), pages 3556-3568, July.
   39. Christine Helliar & Barbara Petracci & Nongnuch Tantisantiwong, 2022. "Comparing SRI funds to conventional funds using a PCA methodology," Journal of Asset Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 23(7), pages 581-595, December.
   40. Łukasz Dopierała & Magdalena Mosionek-Schweda & Daria Ilczuk, 2020. "Does the Asset Allocation Policy Affect the Performance of Climate-Themed Funds? Empirical Evidence from the Scandinavian Mutual Funds Market," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-23, January.
   41. Fiordelisi, Franco & Galloppo, Giuseppe & Lattanzio, Gabriele & Paimanova, Viktoriia, 2023. "Looking at socially responsible investment strategies through the lenses of the global ETF industry," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 137(C).
   42. La Monaca, Sarah & Assereto, Martina & Byrne, Julie, 2018. "Clean energy investing in public capital markets: Portfolio benefits of yieldcos," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 121(C), pages 383-393.
   43. Gbenga Ibikunle & Carmen‐Pilar Martí‐Ballester, 2022. "Can water mutual funds aid sustainable development?," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 27(1), pages 1173-1190, January.

3. Muñoz, Fernando & Vargas, María & Vicente, Ruth, 2014. "Fund flow bias in market timing skill. Evidence of the clientele effect," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 33(C), pages 257-269.

   Cited by:

   1. Dan Daugaard, 2020. "Emerging new themes in environmental, social and governance investing: a systematic literature review," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 60(2), pages 1501-1530, June.
   2. Wang, Ming-Chang & Cheng, Ming-Yuan, 2014. "The performance synergies between science and engineering and business management backgrounds of managers in high-tech mutual funds: Evidence from Taiwan," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 34(C), pages 211-229.
   3. Yarovaya, Larisa & Mirza, Nawazish & Abaidi, Jamila & Hasnaoui, Amir, 2021. "Human Capital efficiency and equity funds’ performance during the COVID-19 pandemic," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 584-591.
   4. Feng, Xunan & Zhou, Mingshan & Chan, Kam C., 2014. "Smart money or dumb money? A study on the selection ability of mutual fund investors in China," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 154-170.
   5. Muñoz, Fernando, 2016. "Cash flow timing skills of socially responsible mutual fund investors," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 110-124.
   6. Tao, Ran & Su, Chi-Wei & Xiao, Yidong & Dai, Ke & Khalid, Fahad, 2021. "Robo advisors, algorithmic trading and investment management: Wonders of fourth industrial revolution in financial markets," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 163(C).
   7. Chen, Rongda & Xu, Guorui & Xu, Feng & Jin, Chenglu & Yu, Jingjing, 2022. "A clientele effect in online lending markets: Evidence from the comovement between investor sentiment and online lending rates," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).
   8. Azmi, Wajahat & Mohamad, Shamsher & Shah, Mohamed Eskandar, 2020. "Ethical investments and financial performance: An international evidence," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).
   9. Magni, Carlo Alberto & Marchioni, Andrea & Baschieri, Davide, 2023. "The Attribution Matrix and the joint use of Finite Change Sensitivity Index and Residual Income for value-based performance measurement," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 306(2), pages 872-892.
   10. Andreu, Laura & Matallín-Sáez, Juan Carlos & Sarto, José Luis, 2018. "Mutual fund performance attribution and market timing using portfolio holdings," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 353-370.
   11. Shu-Ling Lin & Jun Lu, 2020. "Did Institutional Investors’ Behavior Affect U.S.-China Equity Market Sentiment? Evidence from the U.S.-China Trade Turbulence," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 8(6), pages 1-17, June.

4. Maria Vargas & Ruth Vicente & Fernando Muñoz, 2014. "Searching for the most profitable and sustainable investment strategy: evidence from sovereign bond funds," Journal of Business Economics and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(5), pages 1034-1053, November.

   Cited by:

   1. Dan Daugaard, 2020. "Emerging new themes in environmental, social and governance investing: a systematic literature review," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 60(2), pages 1501-1530, June.

5. Luis Ferruz & Fernando Muñoz & María Vargas, 2012. "Managerial Abilities: Evidence from Religious Mutual Fund Managers," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 105(4), pages 503-517, February.

   Cited by:

   1. Hutchinson, Mark C. & Mulcahy, Mark & O'Brien, John, 2018. "What is the cost of faith? An empirical investigation of Islamic purification," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 134-143.
   2. Fernando Muñoz, 2020. "How do the size and independence of the board of trustees affect the financial and sustainable performance of socially responsible mutual funds?," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(4), pages 1834-1850, July.
   3. Alda, Mercedes & Muñoz, Fernando & Vargas, María, 2022. "Product differentiation in the socially responsible mutual fund industry," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 64(C).
   4. Yunieta Nainggolan & Janice How & Peter Verhoeven, 2016. "Ethical Screening and Financial Performance: The Case of Islamic Equity Funds," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 137(1), pages 83-99, August.
   5. Yacine Belghitar & Ephraim Clark & Nitin Deshmukh, 2017. "Importance Of The Fund Management Company In The Performance Of Socially Responsible Mutual Funds," Journal of Financial Research, Southern Finance Association;Southwestern Finance Association, vol. 40(3), pages 349-367, September.
   6. Sara Dahlman, 2023. "Tinkering Toward the Good––Sustainable Investing Between Utopian Imaginaries and Actualizations," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 185(2), pages 281-297, June.
   7. Muñoz, Fernando, 2016. "Cash flow timing skills of socially responsible mutual fund investors," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 110-124.
   8. Puspita Ghaniy Anggraini & Mahfud Sholihin, 2023. "What do we know about managerial ability? A systematic literature review," Management Review Quarterly, Springer, vol. 73(1), pages 1-30, February.
   9. Fernando Muñoz & Maria Vargas & Isabel Marco, 2014. "Environmental Mutual Funds: Financial Performance and Managerial Abilities," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 124(4), pages 551-569, November.
   10. Leite, Paulo & Cortez, Maria Céu, 2015. "Performance of European socially responsible funds during market crises: Evidence from France," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 40(C), pages 132-141.
   11. Alda, Mercedes, 2017. "The abilities of managers in UK pension funds. Are socially responsible managers superior?," Cuadernos de Gestión, Universidad del País Vasco - Instituto de Economía Aplicada a la Empresa (IEAE).
   12. Wei Rong Ang & Greg N Gregoriou & Hooi Hooi Lean, 2014. "Market-timing skills of socially responsible investment fund managers: The case of North America versus Europe," Journal of Asset Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 15(6), pages 366-377, December.
   13. Fernando Muñoz & María Vargas & Ruth Vicente, 2021. "Style-changing behaviour in the socially responsible mutual fund industry: consequences on financial and sustainable performance," Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 12(5), pages 1027-1051, February.
   14. Khaled O. Alotaibi & Christine Helliar & Nongnuch Tantisantiwong, 2022. "Competing Logics in the Islamic Funds Industry: A Market Logic Versus a Religious Logic," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 175(1), pages 207-230, January.
   15. Azmi, Wajahat & Mohamad, Shamsher & Shah, Mohamed Eskandar, 2020. "Ethical investments and financial performance: An international evidence," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).
   16. Guillermo Badía & Fernando Gómez‐Bezares & Luis Ferruz, 2022. "Are investments in material corporate social responsibility issues a key driver of financial performance?," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 62(3), pages 3987-4011, September.
   17. Joel Diener & André Habisch, 2022. "God’s Stewards: A Global Overview of Christian-Influenced Mutual Fund Providers," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-24, November.
   18. Lu, Liping & Wu, Yiping, 2020. "Does religion enhance firm performance? Evidence from private firms in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).
   19. Chowdhury, Md Iftekhar Hasan & Balli, Faruk & de Bruin, Anne, 2024. "Investment styles of islamic equity funds," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 89(PB), pages 172-187.

6. Luis Ferruz & Fernando Munoz & Maria Vargas, 2011. "Are traditional timing models well specified?," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(24), pages 3433-3440.

   Cited by:

7. Luis Ferruz & Fernando Muñoz & Maria Vargas, 2010. "Does the size of a fund family matter when choosing an investment strategy? Evidence from spain," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 35(3), pages 315-334, October.

   Cited by:

   1. Dimitrios Koutmos & Bochen Wu & Qi Zhang, 2020. "In search of winning mutual funds in the Chinese stock market," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 54(2), pages 589-616, February.
   2. Anastasia Petraki & Anna Zalewska, 2017. "Jumping over a low hurdle: personal pension fund performance," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 48(1), pages 153-190, January.

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