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Determinants of sovereign credit ratings: Evidence from CEE countries

Ekonomski Vjesnik, 2018
The goal of this paper is investigating determinants of the sovereign credit ratings in Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC). Sovereign credit ratings are important to determine a country’s financial ability to meet its obligations.
Hrvoje Jošić, Danijel Mlinarić
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Politicians’ connections and sovereign credit ratings [PDF]

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
Using a unique hand-collected sample of professional connections between finance ministers and the top executives of the three largest credit rating agencies (CRAs) for 38 European sovereigns between January 2000 and November 2017, we show that professional connections result in higher sovereign ratings.
Patrycja Klusak, Yurtsev Uymaz, Rasha Alsakka   +2 more
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PIGS or Lambs? The European Sovereign Debt Crisis and the Role of Rating Agencies [PDF]

This paper asks whether rating agencies played a passive role or were an active driving force during Europe's sovereign debt crisis. We address this by estimating relationships between sovereign debt ratings and macroeconomic and structural variables. We
Griesbach, Bjoern, Gärtner, Manfred, Jung, Florian   +2 more
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Alternative Policy Designs to Help Farmers Select Profitable Conservation Practices

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Voluntary private carbon initiatives (VPCIs) promote the implementation of agricultural conservation practices that mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) via financial incentives to participating farmers. Simultaneously, an array of public policies supports the adoption of conservation practices through technical and financial ...
Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn, Alejandro Plastina   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

What “Hides” Behind Sovereign Debt Ratings? [PDF]

In this paper we study the determinants of sovereign debt credit ratings using rating notations from the three main international rating agencies, for the period 1995-2005. We employ panel estimation and random effects ordered probit approaches to assess
António Afonso, Pedro Gomes, Philipp Rother   +2 more
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Shadow sovereign ratings for unrated developing countries [PDF]

The authors attempt to predict sovereign ratings for developing countries that do not have risk ratings from agencies such as Fitch, Moody's, and Standard and Poor's.
Mohapatra, Sanket, De, Prabal, Ratha, Dilip   +2 more
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Cost‐Benefit Analysis of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in Fertilizer Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), launching 2026, will charge EU importers for embedded carbon emissions, aiming to reduce emissions but raising import costs. Shifts in demand following implementation may reduce carbon emissions, but importers will bear the cost of increased prices.
Natalie Crisci, Md Deluair Hossen, Andrew Muhammad, Seong‐Hoon Cho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

CREDIT RATING AGENCIES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON CRISIS [PDF]

Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science, 2014
Credit ratings have a significant impact on the functioning of markets and the confidence of investors and consumers, investors using them to assess credit risk.
Petris Sorina Ioana
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Agência de rating, sistema financeiro internacional e o caso do risco soberano do Brasil de 2002 a 2013 [PDF]

, 2014
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Sócio-Econômico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Relações Internacionais, Florianópolis, 2014.As Agências de Classificação de Risco (ACRs) são importantes atores do Sistema Financeiro ...
Marcos, Jadna Sônia
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