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The relationship between sovereign credit rating changes and firm risk [PDF]
Sovereign credit ratings, extensively studied for their influence on macroeconomics and country risk, have been less explored in the context of their impact on individual firms.
Chong-Chuo Chang +3 more
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Modelling sovereign credit ratings and assessing the impartiality: A case study of China. [PDF]
The post-COVID-19 era presents a looming threat of global debt, elevating concerns regarding sovereign credit ratings worldwide. This study develops a new index system, divides the rating variables into long- and short-term factors, performs rating ...
Min Su
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Sovereign Credit Rating Mismatches
We study the factors behind ratings mismatches in sovereign credit ratings from different agencies, for the period 1980‑‑2015. Using random effects ordered and simple probit approaches, we find that structural balances and the existence of a default in ...
António Afonso, André Albuquerque
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Why rating agencies disagree on sovereign ratings [PDF]
This paper explores why rating agencies disagree on a country’s sovereign default risk. Specifically, we analyse the sovereign ratings of four agencies and their interactions on an empirical basis. Our findings indicate that the frequency of split ratings and their lopsidedness are the result of uncertainty and the use of different rating methodologies
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Exchange Rates and Sovereign Risk [PDF]
An increase in a country’s sovereign risk, as measured by credit default swap spreads, is accompanied by a contemporaneous depreciation of its currency and an increase of its volatility. The relation between currency excess returns and sovereign risk is mainly driven by default expectations (rather than distress risk premia) and exposure to global ...
Pasquale Della Corte +3 more
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Credit rating announcement and bond liquidity: the case of emerging bond markets [PDF]
Purpose – This study examines the effect of the informational content of local credit rating announcements in emerging markets on the liquidity of their bond markets.
Amir Saadaoui +2 more
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The Country Ceiling and Sovereign Rating Relationship Exemplified by the Case of Poland
The aim of the article is to answer the question whether the ratings of entities registered in Poland are limited by the sovereign rating of the country.
Paweł Niedziółka
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Sovereign credit ratings have gained importance in financial markets. Sovereign ratings have the function of providing necessary information in a common language between market participants who need funds and investors.
Merve Kırkıl
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Determination of Sovereign Credit Rating Model for European Countries [PDF]
Credit rating agencies play a key role in financial markets, as they help to reduce asymmetric information among market participants via credit ratings. The credit ratings determined by the credit rating agencies reflect the opinion of whether a country ...
Isik Akin
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Sovereign ceilings “lite”? The impact of sovereign ratings on corporate ratings [PDF]
Although credit rating agencies have gradually moved away from a policy of never rating a corporation above the sovereign (the ‘sovereign ceiling’), it appears that sovereign credit ratings remain a significant determinant of corporate credit ratings. We examine this link using data for advanced and emerging economies over the period of 1995–2009.
Borensztein, Eduardo +2 more
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