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The Relationship Between ESG Rating and Firm Value—Evidence from Companies Listed on Polish Capital Market in the WIG-ESG Index Cover

The Relationship Between ESG Rating and Firm Value—Evidence from Companies Listed on Polish Capital Market in the WIG-ESG Index

Central European Economic Journal
Volume 11 (2024): Issue 58 (January 2024)
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|Apr 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ceej-2024-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2543-6821 | Journal ISSN: 2544-9001
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Language: English
Page range: 141 - 158
Published on: Apr 19, 2024
Published by: Sciendo
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Publication frequency: 1 times per year
Keywords:
ESG rating,
ESG,
firm value,
Tobin‘s Q,
environment rating,
social rating,
governance rating
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Economic theory, systems and structures,
Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics,
Economic policy

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