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Backtesting ESG Ratings

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  • Wassim LE LANN

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  • Sessi TOKPAVI

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  • Christophe BOUCHER & Wassim LE LANN & Stéphane MATTON & Sessi TOKPAVI, 2021. "Backtesting ESG Ratings," LEO Working Papers / DR LEO 2883, Orleans Economics Laboratory / Laboratoire d'Economie d'Orleans (LEO), University of Orleans.
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