The purpose of this article is to explore the perceptions that economics and psychology professionals have of banking activities with respect to social responsibility. Data were collected by means of a survey, and descriptive and inferential statistics were then used to present and analyze the data. The results indicate that a majority of participants in both groups (psychology and economics) do not perceive the banks' activities as essential to Puerto Rico's social and economic development. Most participants agree that financial cooperative institutions are better than banks in terms of providing access to sources of finance.
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