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Institutional Environment and Sovereign Credit Ratings

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2006
We use a sample of 86 counties to examine the cross-sectional determinants of sovereign credit ratings. We find that the quality of a country's legal and political institutions plays a vital role in determining these ratings. A one-standard-deviation increase in our legal environment index results in an average credit rating increase of 0.466 standard ...
Alexander W. Butler, Larry Fauver
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Statistical Properties of Sovereign Credit Ratings

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2001
The sovereign credit rating is a key determinant of the cost and availability of international financing for an economy. This paper models ratings as a function of expected repayment capacity, derives testable hypotheses, and conducts a statistical analysis based of the ratings awarded by Institutional Investor.
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The Procyclicality of African Sovereign Credit Ratings

2017
Credit rating agencies are supposed to have a long-term outlook when assigning credit ratings to sovereign states. It is unwarranted to assign high (low) ratings to sovereigns that are experiencing momentary successes (impediments). Ratings should therefore be assigned without taking the business cycle into account.
Marinda Pretorius, Ilsé Botha
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Determinants of sovereign credit rating and credit rating agencies faults

Sarajevo business and economics review, 2014
Credit rating agencies are prominent actors on world financial market, as they make decisions on country’s credit rating which determines general investment climate and influences economic progress and general economic stability of a country. The aim of this paper is to determine key factors in defining country’s credit rating in the period before ...
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The informational value of sovereign credit ratings

2012
This paper examines the impact of rating actions by Moody’s Investor Service on European long-term government bonds. First, it introduces credit rating agencies with special emphasize on their development and history. To understand their role in modern financial markets it is necessary to highlight the current market situation, especially peculiarities
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Sovereign credit ratings during the COVID-19 pandemic

International Review of Financial Analysis, 2021
Yen Tran, Huong Vu, Patrycja Klusák
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Potential spillovers from the banking sector to sovereign credit ratings

Applied Economics Letters, 2021
Pedro J Cuadros-Solas, Carlos Salvador Munoz   +1 more
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The impact of sovereign credit ratings on Eurobond yields: Evidence from Africa

Research in International Business and Finance, 2021
Tatonga Gardner Rusike, Imhotep Paul Alagidede   +1 more
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Credit ratings and firm innovation: Evidence from sovereign downgrades

Journal of Banking and Finance, 2023
Shijie Yang
exaly  

The geographical and income differences in the determinants of African sovereign credit ratings

African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 2020
Ilse Botha, Marinda Pretorius
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