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Socially responsible investments: Institutional aspects, performance, and investor behavior

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  • Ter Horst, Jenke
  • Zhang, Chendi

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  • Renneboog, Luc & Ter Horst, Jenke & Zhang, Chendi, 2008. "Socially responsible investments: Institutional aspects, performance, and investor behavior," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 32(9), pages 1723-1742, September.
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