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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 +2 more
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Macroeconomics Determinants of Sovereign Credit Ratings
International Business Research, 2015 The objective of this paper is to identify the determinants of sovereign credit rating. This study including 53 countries in the study covers from year 2000 to 2011. This study examines nine macroeconomic variables and extended by using three qualitative variables, i.e., history of default, economic development and economic freedom.
Soh, Wei Chee +2 more
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
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Estimating Default Probabilities of Emerging Market Sovereigns: A New Look at a Not-So-New Literature [PDF]
The January 2001 proposal for a New Basel Capital Accord has renewed the interest in obtaining default probabilities for various types of borrowers. This paper uses a panel logit model to estimate default probabilities of 78 emerging market countries ...
Marcel Peter
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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 +1 more
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International bank flows to emerging markets: Influence of sovereign credit ratings and their regional spillover effects [PDF]
, 2011 We examine whether changes in sovereign credit assessments help determine international bank flows to emerging countries. We focus on the bank flows of G7 countries to a sample of 55 emerging market borrowers for 19952008.
Kim, S, Wu, E
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.Multivariate analysis identified that up‐to‐7 out (p < 0.001), lymph node metastasis (p < 0.001), and non‐anatomical resection (p = 0.02) were independent predictors of cancer recurrence, while older age (p = 0.01), Child‐Pugh B (p < 0.001), up‐to‐7 out (p = 0.01), macrovascular invasion (p = 0.01), and lymph node metastasis (p < 0.001) were ...
Koichiro Haruki +9 more
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The impact of sovereign credit ratings on voters’ preferences
Journal of Banking & Finance, 2023 Phuc Lam Thy Nguyen +2 more
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European Journal of Finance, 2019 We propose a model in which sovereign credit news from multiple rating agencies interacts with market heterogeneity. The model illustrates that the first messenger discloses new information while additional messengers play an important role of ...
V. Tran, Rasha Alsakka, Owain ap Gwilym
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.This study presents a multitask strategy for plastic cleanup with autonomous surface vehicles, combining exploration and cleaning phases. A two‐headed Deep Q‐Network shared by all agents is traineded via multiobjective reinforcement learning, producing a Pareto front of trade‐offs.
Dame Seck +4 more
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